Passing Through- Nichole Gronvold Roller

Artist Statement:

      My grouping of geometric-shaped paintings embraces contemporary art practices of relevant pluralism. The artwork is an intersection of fine art, architecture, and design, referencing underlying themes in art history, mixing and merging concepts. Admiring past practices of 20th-century geometric abstraction, I recognize and challenge the movement for its reductive strains and return to the initial discourse that led to the investigation. 

     My paintings include symbolic colors and the illusion of space that otherwise would be excluded from the movement. The edges of my artwork define a rotation of deep and shallow areas, navigated by an atmospheric apparition creating the impression of space. Incorporating ornate motifs and flat planes of color, I invite the viewer to pause - to linger, accompanying the rhythm of my daily happenings.