Vietta Korren-Steele - Dissolving Shifts

Wednesday 4 - Sunday 22 December 2024

Click here for more artwork by Vietta Korren-Steele

In Dissolving Shifts, Vietta Korren-Steele's signature trailing lines navigate underlying geometric forms and organic textures, tracing a delicate balance between control and spontaneity. 

In this series the use of colour is pared back considerably compared to Korren-Steele's previous works. The result is a foregrounding of subtle variations in opacity and transparency, responding to the weight of lines produced by the pressure of brushes and applicators.

The forms that surface are drawn from a deep memory of structures - shadows, furrow lines and industrial elements - as they shift through spatial and temporal planes, approaching, receding and dissolving. Layered over time, mediums interact to evoke a tactile sense of raw elemental forces - weathering wrought by wind, water and the passage of years. 

In her process, the artist oscillates seamlessly between the role of architect and witness, orchestrating the interplay of elements on the canvas with guided precision whilst allowing space for experimentation and chance. This push-pull of forces reveals a respect and deep curiosity for the rhythms of time and nature.