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Carlene Frances’s paintings draw from the powerful Asian aesthetics, a striving for serenity in a world inundated by input; conscious acts of eliminating the unnecessary so the necessary may speak. Through this inspiration the work finds its own apartness; its own peace. Her work is influenced by the great Color field painters like Rothko, Olitski, and Stella. The work seems to have an inner light. That is not accidental; Each piece grows from as many as 15-30 layers of transparent oil glazes that give the surface luminosity and depth.
The series Seijaku (say-ee-jah-koo) is the Japanese word meaning tranquility in the midst of daily turmoil.
Seijaku isn’t an escape from the world that surrounds us. Rather, it is the seeking of serenity in the midst of chaos; the finding of the true inner quiet as the world churns around us.
Frances has always been fascinated by the dichotomy between order and chaos- especially in todays’s constant barrage of media and technology. The use of binary code in this series is not about the code itself. Rather its distortion and randomness are symbols of the tumult from which we move towards peace, order and simplicity.
In Seijaku She suggests to the viewer that the journey to serenity can start with a break from the routines of an active life. A move towards order, simplicity and balance. A discovery of the calm pond at the heart of us. A way to stillness..
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Carlene Frances
Carlene Frances holds a BFA in painting and drawing from Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, and attended Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan before moving to Colorado in 1974 where she currently resides.
Frances has been exhibiting professionally since 1997; her work has been featured in major national and international exhibitions, such as Brownsville Museum of Fine Art, Brownsville, TN, Civic Gallery at Azamino, Yokohama, Japan, Nagasaki Art Museum, International Exhibit, Nagasaki, Japan, Riverside Art Museum, CA. Palazzo della Provinic, Frosinone, Italy, Oceanside Museum of Art, CA., Chelsea Art Museum in New York, NY, and many others. Frances’ work are in public and private collections, including: Museum of Modern Art, Wales, UK, National Museum of Brazil/Museu Brasilerio da Escultura, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Flux Museum, Fort Worth, TX, Kentler International Drawing Space, Permanent Collection, Brooklyn, NY and the Marriott International Inc., Renaissance Hotel, Charleston, SC.
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