The Light That is There
Watercolor, oil, & wax on panel, 36 x 23 in, SOLD
Lynda Lowe
TEMENOS
July 1- JULY 31
Lowe’s work shows a deep interest in the relationships between science and art, the psyche, and studies of human consciousness. The many-layered paintings incorporate an interplay of text fragments, intuitive marks, diagrammatic figures, open areas of eroded color, and images painted in impeccable realism. In this series, Lowe aims to capture a contemplative quality in order to create a moment of temenos. Used as the conceptual foundation for this body of work, Lowe’s paintings add complexity and nuance to this Greek term that refers to a protected place, often in nature, that is removed from everyday disorder and chaos. It’s a safe shelter where darkness might be integrated and brought to light. Lowe employs this lens not as escapist naïveté in the face of existent turmoil and adversity, but rather as an entrance to a tender space where compassion and connection, fortitude and courage can arise.
