TRIANGLE GALLERY
Talya Baharal
Artist Statement
Looking at asphalt road repairs, broken ice sheets on a river, a mended seam on a garment or a mangled wire on a trash heap, I marvel at those “unintended” compositions and how they find their mysterious way into my abstract vocabulary. Aesthetic interpretations of vulnerability and decay combined with the bare essence of shape and texture have continually been at the core of my work. A fascination with the process of nature’s corrosive elements as well as unearthing what lies beneath the surface has spilled from my sculptural work into my creative path of painting. Spare in its palette, much of my painting is created with layers of acrylic paint, ink, mixed media and collage. I have always liked to disturb surfaces. Through digging back into the layers, disrupting and exposing previous visual thoughts, a compositional dialog emerges telling the story of the painting and the shaping of my language of abstraction. The painting journey is not a comfortable one, but it is not always a battle. Sometimes it is a delicate poem that arrives quietly. I paint for moments of clarity. I paint for the times that I find the courage to destroy and rebuild. I paint to feel alive.
DEMARCATION
Acrylic, collage, & mixed media on watercolor paper mounted on wood frame 42" x 42"
MIND THE YELLOW LINE
Acrylic, collage, & mixed media on wood panel
15" x 11" x 1.5
LOW TIDE #3
Acrylic & collage on wood panel
10" x 8" x 1.5"
FUGITIVE LINES, YET AGAIN
Acrylic & mixed media on watercolor paper mounted on wood frame 42" x 42
DEFIANCE
Acrylic, collage, & mixed media on wood panel
35" x 31.35" x 1.5"
DOING A RUNNER
Acrylic & mixed media on wood panel
35" x 31.5" x 1.5"
FUGITIVE LINES #2
Ink & acrylic on wood panel
24" x 18" x 1.5"
REBORN, YET AGAIN
Acrylic, collage & mixed media on wood panel
11" x 15" x 1.5"
WHAT'S IN A VOICE #1
Acrylic & mixed media on watercolor paper mounted on wood panel 12" x 12" x 1.5"
WHAT'S IN A VOICE #9
Acrylic & collage on wood panel
12" x 12" x 1.5"
WHAT'S IN A VOICE #11
Acrylic, collage & mixed media on wood panel
11" x 15" x 1.5"
RESIDUE #15 BROOCH
Sterling silver, steel & iron
CONCENTRIC CIRCLES ROUND BROOCH
Sterling silver, steel & iron
A SMALL OFFERING
Acrylic & collage on wood panel
12" x 9" x 1.5"
SHIFTING BOUNDARIES
Acrylic & mixed media on wood panel
31.75" x 31.75" x 1.5
CONFLUENCE
Acrylic & collage on wood panel
16" x 16" x 1.5"
ONE LEGGED ARMCHAIR
Acrylic & mixed media on wood panel
35" x 32" x 1.5"
A CHAIR (THROUGH MY FATHER)
Acrylic & mixed media on wood panel
35" x 32" x 1.5"
NO PLACE AT ALL
Acrylic & mixed media on wood panel
35" x 32" x 1.5
BREAKING THROUGH
Acrylic, collage & mixed media on wood panel
18" x 18" x 1.5"
HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT 3
Acrylic, ink & collage on watercolor paper mounted on wood panel 42" x 42" x 2"
WHAT'S IN A VOICE #10
Acrylic, collage & mixed media on wood panel
12" x 12" x 1.5
AMIDST
Acrylic & mixed media on wood panel
11" x 15" x 1.5"
WHAT'S IN A VOICE #8
Acrylic & collage on wood panel 1
1" x 15" x 1.5
AURA SHADOW #8 BROOCH/NECKPIECE
Sterling silver, steel
URBAN LANDSCAPE NECKPIECE #36
Sterling silver, steel & iron