Abstract art creates “an expressive symbol” that is grasped in an act of “intuition” that has a “single and unmysterious meaning.” Elvi Bjorkquist's artwork is non-discursive and denotes not facts, but expresses the forms of feeling and forms of meaning that are not able to be objectified in discursive terms and are not “sayable.” Her artwork invites the viewer into a constructed fictional space that encourages them to interact with the composition in a way that is unique to them.

Elvi's works are symbols and a study of feeling. This offers the ability to place multiple layers of transparent colors giving her a greater range of interesting colors and results in a greater depth to the piece. She uses suggestive and expressive marks in a more thoughtful and conscious ways to allude to aspects of the natural environment and a connection to the earth. Elvi creates layers of colors and marks, using intuition to guide her deeper into a presentation of her feelings until the visual elements command attention. This show capturesthe emotion of the moment of creation and offers, through an open personal gaze, a free interpretation of the stories behind the works and invites the viewer into the emotional subconscious of the artists.

Experimentation fuels Johanna Morrell's impulse to create, opening doors to discovery and delight. The layered energy and movement in Johanna’s Plexiglas paintings perfectly suggests something chaotic yet interconnected, sometimes even internal thoughts, all rising together. There is a visual dialogue between a layer painted on the Plexiglas and the layer painted on the birchwood panel below it, forming traces of movement and thought as you pass in front of each one.

Banner Image: Johanna Morrell, “A Million Wild Voices.”