eugenia pardue: paint as a sculptural medium

My eyes found a quiet place to rest this morning – a place where thinking stops and serenity begins; where the adage ‘less is more’ comes alive; where meditation is effortless and my mind is at peace. Eugenia Pardue’s white-on-white paintings – part painting, part sculpture -  are my guides today as I continue on my quest for calm and balance.

Rendevous, acrylic on panel, 48″ x  48″

Pachelbel, acrylic on panel, four 24 x 24 panels

Working all in white also enables me to concentrate the viewer’s visceral response on the paintings’ surfaces, which reach out from the picture plane and engage the senses.

Tree of Life, acrylic on panel, 48″ x  48″

In my studio I use tools to braid, mold, and weave paint into shapes that are sometimes soft and graceful, sometimes spiky and dynamic. After the shapes are created and positioned, I envelop them in sheets of acrylic paint, until their contours rise like islands from a glassy-smooth sea.

Mystical Secrets, acrylic on panel, 48″ x  48″

In our increasingly detached digital age, I aim to bring viewers back into touch with the opulent physicality of art, and to remind them of the beauty within themselves.

Pardue suggests that her work is best viewed in person and I have no doubt that she is correct.  To get a sense of the scale of the paintings, look here and these images showcase the textures.  Read more about the artist at Saatchi Online.