By
Rose Barron
Piece description from the artist
My work is influenced by the American Post-Painterly Abstractionists. Commonly, my works contain the same strong aesthetic qualities and fundamental formal elements of the Post-Painterly Abstractionists. These drawings and paintings are of the abstracted colorings of rust and weathered paint I find in my urban walks through Atlanta. I’m using rich colors and textures to purely delight the senses.
Done in an aesthetic style but also holding a conceptual meaning, I am documenting the decay that occurs from abandonment and neglect. The work is evocative rather than descriptive—for me it’s based on feeling, emotion, or memory. I’m working intuitively, challenging what my art is or should be. The results are almost landscape-like and painted lines begin to embody mapping. The pieces document changes in an atypical micro-focused manner: colorful, textured, and unexpectedly pleasing.
Rose M Barron currently works and resides in Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America. She has a BFA in Graphic Design from the University of Georgia, an MA in Photo Concentration from Georgia State University, and an MFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Photography. Her photography/video, and multimedia art work has been exhibited in several solo exhibitions across the southeast including Atlanta and Huntsville, as well as internationally at the Espacio Común in Panama City, Panama. Collections of her work include the Four Seasons in Morocco, the Fulton County Arts and Culture fine arts acquisition Program, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, the Marriott Courtyard in Nashville, the March of Dimes Corporate Office Collection, the APG Collectors Portfolio
Barron has shown in many group exhibitions across the nation including the Athens Center for Contemporary Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, the Art on The Beltline, the Art Center in Xi’an, China, Fe Gallery in Pittsburgh, and Umbrella Gallery in New York City. Her films have been in numerous film festivals throughout the United States.
Rose has been awarded and completed numerous artist residencies including Taller Portobelo, the Hambidge Center for the Arts and Science, University of North Texas, Rensing Art Center and Straw Hat Press. Currently, Rose works at the Art Institute of Atlanta as a part-time adjunct professor in the Foundations and Photography Department.
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