Things As They Are / Judy Garb-Weiss | Judy Garb-Weiss

  • Judy Garb-Weiss, Things As They Are V
  • Judy Garb-Weiss, Things As They Are XVIII
  • Judy Garb-Weiss, Things As They Are IX
  • Judy Garb-Weiss, Things As They Are XIX
  • Judy Garb-Weiss, Things As They Are XII
  • Judy Garb-Weiss, Things As They Are X
  • Judy Garb-Weiss, Things As They Are XX
  • Judy Garb-Weiss, Things As They Are XXI
  • Judy Garb-Weiss, Things As They Are II
  • Judy Garb-Weiss, Things As They Are XXII
  • Judy Garb-Weiss, Things As They Are XI
  • Judy Garb-Weiss, Things As They Are XXIII
  • Judy Garb-Weiss, Things As They Are XIII
  • Judy Garb-Weiss, Things As They Are XXVI
  • Judy Garb-Weiss, Things As They Are VIII
  • Judy Garb-Weiss, Things As They Are XXVII
  • Judy Garb-Weiss, Things As They Are XIV
  • Judy Garb-Weiss, Things As They Are XXVIII
  • Judy Garb-Weiss, Things As They Are VII
  • Judy Garb-Weiss, Things As They Are VI
  • Judy Garb-Weiss, Things As They Are IV
  • Judy Garb-Weiss, Things As They Are III
  • Judy Garb-Weiss, Things As They Are XV
  • Judy Garb-Weiss, Things As They Are XVI
  • Judy Garb-Weiss, Things As They Are I
  • Judy Garb-Weiss, Things As They Are XVII

Things As They Are / Judy Garb-Weiss
04 - 22 November 2010

 

Artist’s Statement

This group of paintings, entitled "Things as They Are", is an extension of a body of work begun four years ago, in which I explore the manifest and the mysterious life of things.

While I endeavour to record their quiet dignity and occasional exuberance, the humble objects depicted in my paintings speak for themselves. They, not I, determine what they wish to impart and what they hold back from view. Some rest comfortably, others sit close to the edge, while others are suspended in momentary disbelief.

Through a considered engagement with these objects I attempt to grant them temporary leave of the work-a-day world. If, in doing so, I free them from the narrative we customarily place upon them, I will have succeeded in my task: representing things as they are.

I have spent much time studying the art of Vija Celmins and Giorgio Morandi, in particular their ability to bring an unadorned elegance to whatever is at hand. I also pay homage to Giotto and Piero della Francesca for inspiring me to strive toward something approaching a state of grace in my work.

Judy Garb-Weiss

November 2010