A.I.R. Gallery

Mimi Oritsky

The primary focus of my work has been the particular quality of airspace and how it can be translated into paint. While drawing the elements from above, I am aware of the loss of level and the right angle, and use these losses to explore space, scale, and time. While moving away from the aerial sense of perspective, I remain above the view, watching the air contain itself within the pre-defined parameters of space. When I am moving fast, the elements have a sense of urgency (to catch up) within the vast stillness of the airspace. In this sense, I come completely to terms with my environment to create a space structured by light and a surface marked by the rhythm of the moving air.

The “Ronda Shadow” series on paper is a culmination of my Ronda and Ave groups of paintings on canvas. It focuses on the quality of color in the shadows of both groups, and continues to translate the airspace between myself and the point upon which my eye is resting.

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