Creating Art Using Color and Mark-Making As Subjects
Marilyn Fox is an abstract expressionist artist. She states, “Color and mark-making are the subjects in my art.” About her paintings she explains, “Although I call them nonobjective paintings, there is often a connection in my work to certain concepts, such as nature, culture, and contemporary issues; these concepts are not expressed literally. They are expressed only in as much as these ideas turn over in my mind while working.”
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Blue Love, acrylic, 30″ x 40″
When explaining her creative process she states, “My art consists of nonobjective paintings on paper or stretched canvas. I use acrylic and sometimes mixed media. I start with large gestural strokes on my surface. It’s much like writing the first line of a poem. From that point, I build layers of paint, often scratching into the surface to reveal layers below. I continually add marks until the surface reveals itself and points me in a certain direction.”
“As I continue to work on my art, I often engage in experimentation. This could be collaging an old drawing, print, or paper onto the work. I enjoy adding something unexpected, even to create a tension in the surface. For me, this tension keeps the art dynamic and interesting”.
June 2023, acrylic on canvas, 36″ x 36″
In 2023 one of Marilyn’s paintings was selected for “The Healing Power of Color” juried exhibition presented by The Healing Power of ART & ARTISTS, an initiative of Manhattan Arts International.
In 2022 Marilyn had a one-person exhibition at the Goggleworks, Reading, PA. The Phoenix Gallery in NYC, NY chose Marilyn as one of the exhibiting artists in the NYC Phoenix Art On Line Exhibition in 2021.
She was selected as one of the finalists for “Art Comes Alive 2021”, a juried competition and exhibition produced by ADC Gallery in Cincinnati, Ohio.
(In the Cloud) acrylic on canvas 40″ x 30″
Marilyn’s art is in numerous private and public collections including Connective Energy, Bethlehem, PA; Bank of Pennsylvania, Reading, PA; and AT&T, Philadelphia, PA; among others.
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