Judy Rushin
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Area(s) of Teaching:
Painting and Drawing
School:
MFA, Georgia State University
Statement
My main source of exploration is architectural space -- the artificial creation of inside/outside, passage, encroachment, and barrier. Architectural frameworks combine with playground structures – which are formally similar but functionally and symbolically opposite -- to explore the movement of open planes and spaces while teasing the viewer with childhood reveries. The tension between “abstract” and “real” creates a realm for observing distortions in our perception of personal history, chronology, and remembered space.
My primary focus is painting, but I use a variety of media to explore the possibilities in this theme. This movement between media energizes the simple joy and free play at the heart of my creative process.
Work:
Between the Woods and the World
charcoal drawing, wood, glue, pins, 36' x variable, 2005
Parish: Reconstruction
acrylic, oil and graphite on panel, 24x18", 2007
Hide-out
oil and pencil on panel, 77 x 48”, 2008
(detail pictured above)
