Tania Rollond

Linework 7, 2023

Mixed media on paper

29.92 x 22.05 in

$1,200

Line worksI have read that writers write to find out what they think, and similarly, artists draw to recognise what they see. Each work in this series is the product of this kind of process; there is a puzzle to be solved, and a new “thing” comes into being, which can be examined and shared. They begin with a loose mesh, drawn out slowly, but randomly - a rough draft, without intention or judgement. As boundaries begin to separate spaces, and shapes appear, intuition steps in - some are chosen, and some are buried, in a kind of reverse editing process where only addition is possible. Simple lines gradually build complex patterns, and pathways are woven into being. I seek out indeterminate objects, existing in a liminal space between abstraction and representation. These landscapes may be of human or geological invention, they may be macro- or microscopic, aerial, or terrestrial views. Though I push towards a resolution of the drawing, I hope that they remain open and conversational, a mystery never quite solved.Tania RollondAugust 2023