ArtistsNada Sesar-Raffayhttp://www.nadasesarraffay.com In her current body of work, Release, Sesar-Raffay provokes the viewer with a fresh line that treads the territory between impressionism and abstraction. In her paintings Confluence and Celebration, complex mounds of paint pulse with life forms that pull the eye into a central sanctum, resting on treasures of the inner core. Like a number of works in the Release exhibition, her 6’ x 8’ painting Release contains a paint laden ground that opens to the sky, traversing our gravitational pull and need to rise above it all. Forms are often left undefined, like clouds, while others are outlined to distinguish one intuitive thought from the next. There is a strong sense that the visual language Sesar-Raffay has developed over the years has culminated in the release of grids, patterns, forms of everyday life to breathe in the mystery of paint itself. Sesar-Raffay, originally from Croatia, was educated at the Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb, where she started her career. For the past 22 years, she has been living in Toronto, Canada continuing her art practice, combining a rich European life experience with current North American culture. Previous bodies of work include Passion, 2005, Architectural Feelings, 2006 and her 2007 Swing exhibition which integrated colours and memories of strong emotional experiences through turbulent, swirling gestures of force. Her art is part of numerous collections in Canada and internationally. Nada Sesar-Raffay has been represented by the Edward Day Gallery since 1997. Kelly McCray View Nada Sesar-Raffay's cv… (pdf format)
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