Margaret Lazzari: VASTNESS
June 20 - August 15, 2020
June 20 - August 15, 2020
In her new exhibition, VASTNESS, Margaret Lazzari continues her exploration of the natural world - this time looking to capture the dynamic and at times unstable soul of water, sky, and earth. Luminous but earthly, these paintings are grounded in a sort of magical landscape: shafts of rich burnt oranges cut through soft violets, a riot of blues swim across the surface, shades of cream and white with hints of a whole spectrum of colors flow like a lazy river down the canvas.... READ MORE
REVIEW: Margaret Lazzari at George Billis LA, by Nancy Kay Turner, Art and Cake LA
"Margaret Lazzari’s glowing, pastel hued, large-scale land and seascapes, though grounded in observation, hover dreamily between heaven and earth and between figuration and abstraction. Lazzari toys with the viewer’s sense of gravity, often creating disorienting spaces that only add to the intrigue of the imagery." READ MORE...
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Artist Statement June 2020
These paintings are about the space around us, which metaphorically references the space within us. Both spaces are vast and at the same time transitory and ever-changing. These “landscapes” are energy, space, light and matter... READ MORE |
Artist Biography and Resume
Margaret Lazzari is an artist, writer and Professor Emerita of Art at the University of Southern California’s Roski School of Art and Design. Lazzari was born in St. Louis in 1953 and received her M.F.A. from Washington University in St. Louis... READ MORE |
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Yellow Rust Sky
acrylic on canvas 56 x 70 inches |
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Prismatic
acrylic on canvas 56 x 70 inches |
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