Arts Zine Online Magazine
What are some of your favourite artworks and artists? Any particular style or period that appeals?
“My favourite period must be the Enlightenment and the Romantics of the 18C. I love this period not only for painting but for art itself. Writers like Shelley, Keats, Bryon together with philosophers such as Schopenhauer, were interested in the macabre, surreal, occult, supernatural and sublime. It was the time of the Industrial Revolution when artists and philosophers were seeking something other to answer their questions. Nature was a big part of this development with artists like Turner and Constable who often painted en plein air to gain authenticity with the work. There was a disenfranchisement with industry and population growth. Artists responded to this in their work. “
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Artwork Archive Interview
Do you have a favorite or most satisfying part of your process?
“My favorite part of the process must be painting in the landscape. I get this nervous, wonderful feeling in my body as I settle myself in to paint a landscape. I love to sit and absorb the energy of the environment. I close my eyes and feel the landscape speak to me. I love feeling the energy of the place I’m painting.”
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Artist Profile
“The enchantment with which Rath approaches and renders the land is a strong ontological statement about our human dependence on, and interwovenness within, our environments. It might even be an interestingly gendered position: the woman painting the landscape not as its keeper and master, but as its student, its caretaker, and its companion. It also presents an ethical imperative. It commands us, as the audience, to look, to attend, and to listen to the painted ‘Mountain Songs’ around us both within the gallery and without.”
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“Rath seeks influence from the traditions of impressionism and expressionism, coupling these together in a contemporary practice. A traditional dark-to-light oil painting technique is merged with a dynamic, expressive painting style. In the spirit of en plein air, the work is layered, free, and expressive with loose marks and rich in color. Thick application of paint imbues a flesh-like quality, the tactile sensation an intention in the work”