Marilyn Kalish

Artist Statement:

In the Dance Series, Marilyn combines her knowledge of the principles of physics with her fascination with movement. Her deliberate yet nuance approach to materials result in unusual orientations between dancers, light, color, space, and movement. This suspended state results in an exquisite convergence of light and space that explores both the objectivity and beauty of the physical world of science and the darker more elemental realms of feeling and passion.

My drawings have always mattered to me. Their simplicity helps me to internally understand what is going on behind the marks, to understand process. And it is the process of making art that fascinates me most. The process begins with recognition, a trust in recognition. I first begin to make marks, varying pressures and tones—just drawing. If then I persevere, I see something personal, a clue, something that I recognize, and something that feels familiar and resonates unlike any other work I have seen before.

I leave the drawing alone. I leave the studio. I come back and spend time with it, getting to know it better. If it still surprises, I then look for more clues. Content begins to make itself known to me. The process becomes a communal experience. The drawing is giving me information: how to proceed and where to go. I am not interested in intellectual concepts. The work has to be experiential. I try to take significant moments in my life and draw them in a believable way.

-Marilyn Kalish

Education:

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