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My work is about the materiality of paint which represents a wide range of abstraction: layers of transparent and thick, brushed and sprayed paint; collaged fragments imbedded in medium; zeroxed rasta dots, computer graphics, shards of other drawings; as well as, large gestural brush strokes. Thus, the scope is broad and the paintings exist as both a tangible material and as a catalog of visual language of different styles of image making. Some paintings more complex in reference than others.
My studio practice underscores a playful and imaginative setting in which many moods, techniques and art history can coexist, referencing the vastness of the operations of abstraction. These paintings are moments in an open process which experiments with both formal relationships and chance elements to create meaning. In this work, I am interested in testing the system of making art within the mind of the artist and the viewer. These paintings are open to visual perception and stand on their own to engage an emotional and intellectual response.
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Phillis Ideal has exhibited in museums and galleries in San Francisco, Santa Fe and New York City, Berlin, Paris and Italy. Her work has been shown in many private, public, and corporate collections, the Oakland Museum of Fine Arts, Newport Harbor Art Museum and Fine Arts Museum of Santa Fe. She was represented by Rosenberg and Kaufman Fine Arts in New York City, as well as Linda Durham Contemporary Art Gallery in Santa Fe and is currently represented by Chiaroscuro In Santa Fe. Her academic experience includes teaching at San Francisco State, UC Berkeley and Sarah Lawrence.
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