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Statement
I am often drawn to a subject without fully knowing why. I return to it repeatedly because the painting is where that attraction becomes intelligible.
I work directly from the subject without a predetermined plan. A composition is discovered as the painting develops. Moments of recognition can redirect the work. If the painting requires it, I rearrange or alter elements so the composition holds together. The canvas becomes a place where the initial encounter is gradually transformed.
A painting is complete when it has taken on a distinct presence independent of its source. I am interested in making paintings that remain grounded in what is seen while becoming increasingly concentrated and resolved as pictorial realities.
Biography
Geraldine Kovats holds a BFA from the Academy of Art University. Her early career included traditional and digital animation and environment design, followed by work as a background artist at Walt Disney Feature Animation. In 2002, she established a full-time painting practice while living in Latin America.
She later served as a Senior Lecturer at DigiPen Institute of Technology, where she developed courses in foundational and advanced drawing and painting. In 2013, she contributed hand-painted watercolor backgrounds to Mathias Poledna’s film installation Imitation of Life, presented at the Venice Biennale; editions are held in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Art Institute of Chicago.
She lives and works in Northern California.
Contact
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