The abstract geometric painter
Elise Ferguson (b. 1964, American)
has said of her work, “I rely on
geometry as a language, but use it
intuitively. Once marks are made and
first colors chosen, the progression of
the composition becomes something
of a call and response. Step-by-step
things get improvisational, each new
gesture springing from the last. I work
until the image says stop...” Ferguson’s
improvisational process is exemplified
by the two works on view. Through a
calculated combination of painting and
sculptural materials, including metal,
pigmented plaster, and ink on MDF,
she realizes an illusory space of infinite
iterations and resolve.
–Affinities and Outliers: Highlights from the University at Albany Fine Art Collections