LORENE ANDERSON
The aleatoric aspect of Lorene Anderson’s current series of abstract paintings lies in the methods by which she applies her paints and mediums. Anderson’s experiments involve controlling only the angle of repose and allowing gravity to guide the paints movement in more subtle ways in order to create a more organic effect, often resembling nerve networks or tree branches.
Studying how mediums of various viscosities and solvent bases react when mixed or held in colloidal suspension gives Anderson control of how colors either blend together and feather, or repel each other causing webbing or marbling effects. Her subtle use of color and subdued tonal values enhance the effect by suggesting a more natural artistic impetus behind the designs and forms, and conveys freedom from the characteristic human brush stroke produced by linear intention.
Reflex Action by Lorene Anderson
I'm interested in random patterns, networks and self-automating systems and reinforce these explorations by mimicking that concept in my paint application. I let paint travel across wet areas creating a webbed effect, or let different mediums merge, feather into each other or totally repel one another. Patterns emerge that resemble nerve, network or tree branch designs. Thinking about cities as a type of self-automating system led me to my current series of abstract paintings that explore the concept of organized networks versus chaotic patterns.
Chance, gravity and physics control the shape, direction, and distribution of paint. The density of runs and drips builds volume and creates space much like cells or atoms. Interested in unexpected compositions, I engage various paint media to create a stable instability. I experiment with opposites: loud vs. quiet, fast vs. slow, chaos vs. order.
http://loreneanderson.com
Dots 8
Reflex Action
Eutropia
Gloaming
Hypertrophy
Hypatia
Station
Reflex Action
Sephronia
Phoenix
Beltway
Colony
Flapper
Baucis
Armilla
Zobeide
