Dr. Sabrina Puppin

Lives and works in New York City, NY

Artist statement

While walking through my life I am overwhelmed by visions in which the world as seen and known begins to dematerialize and the underlying spatial relationships disappear. My work depicts this visionary space, which is defined by fluid, abstract forms and color on contained surfaces, creating its own reality. The work is characterized by intuitive and loose paint handling, spontaneous expression and controlled process, as well as an irrepressible intervention of the medium, to create illusionist space. My work is an abstract visual interpretation of reality in which I attempt to understand and appreciate abstraction as a phenomenon of perception and inclusion in reality, where each and every perception by anyone is a valid attempt to understand the truth. Perception based on abstract interpretation is an intrinsic part of reality, not a false image imposed upon it. In the past few years my work continuously developed over time, but the exploration of the idea of reality and its perception is a constant behind my thinking. Through the use of hyper-colorful, shining, and overwhelming abstract arrangements, I depict and investigate the distorted perception of the reality around me, aiming to express my feelings and daydreams through work that wants to be felt, walked in front of, stared at, and dwelt on, rather than merely be illustrative. The paintings intend first to overwhelm the viewer and then to draw her/him closer with their unpredictable optical effects, driving the...

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