Installation View | April 2018
Installation View | April 2018
Installation View | April 2018
Installation View | April 2018
Installation View | April 2018
Installation View | April 2018
Installation View | April 2018
Conclave
2018
oil on wood panel
18 x 24 inches
Framework I
2018
oil on wood panel
60 x 30 inches
Framework II
2018
oil on wood panel
60 x 30 inches
Formation
2017
oil on wood panel
40 x 40 inches
Aim
2017
oil on wood panel
36 x 36 inches
Foundation
2018
oil on wood panel
40 x 40 inches
Array
2017
oil on wood panel
30 x 30 inches
Gneiss I
2016
oil on wood panel
30 x 24 inches
Pluton I
2017
oil on wood panel
12 x 24 inches
Pluton II
2018
oil on wood panel
12 x 24 inches
Pluton III
2018
oil on wood panel
12 x 24 inches
Rock Pile I
2018
oil on wood panel
12 x 24 inches
Rock Pile II
2018
oil on wood panel
12 x 24 inches
Rock Pile III
2018
oil on wood panel
12 x 24 inches
Rock Pile IV
2018
oil on wood panel
12 x 24 inches
In Rae Mahaffey’s latest exhibition Formation Mahaffey paints patterns built slowly over time, embracing both the organic and geometric. Seeing her work as a reaction to the fast-paced digital world, the artist avoids a specific narrative, leading the viewer to an experience as opposed to a quick read. Mahaffey ventures into more nature-based forms in this exhibition, inspired by time spent at Joshua Tree National Park in California. Paintings such as Formation give not only a name for the show but a directive: hard-edged shapes hold layers of drips and patterns suggestive of rocks and geology. Other works, exploring a new direction in Mahaffey’s work, feature images that are more explicitly landscape driven. Throughout this work, Mahaffey employs her usual harmonious and adventurous color palette.
