Kayne Griffin Corcoran is pleased to present new works by Sam Moyer. This series of paintings and works on paper will be made available on our Online Viewing Room April 15 - May 13, 2020.
Continuing the artist's ongoing interest in the tension between painting and sculpture, this body of work includes Moyer's paintings that are made through a process of fitting repurposed stones into hand painted canvases. Within these works, Moyer responds to the quilts of Gee's Bend. A longtime admirer of their work, she finds inspiration in the space between the intuitive and mathematical pattern making created by the quilters. While their use of repurposed materials mirrors Moyer's own process, she is most interested in the independent, personal talent of the quilters that emerges amidst an inherited tradition of making.
The works on paper are made with oil paint. The paper's surface mimics the balance of reflective stone and light absorbing canvas used in Moyer's wall works. The contrasting textures encourages the viewer's eye to move around the drawing despite their two dimensional format.

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