Cherie Grist
An exciting abstract expressionist with
an inclination to formal geometric
abstraction. The artist explodes her
colour onto the canvas.
As most abstract expressionist will
tell you, ‘feelings and memories’, help
to form the initial beginnings of the
Artwork, and Cherie is no exception to
that common artistic methodology of
beginning a piece.
However, what is refreshing is her
unique approach to creating the
finished image - At one time explosive
with broad strokes, then with large
lumps of colour overlaid and achieved
by pouring the paint from the edge
of the canvas, controlling the flow by
moving the canvas in a slow motion,
one that seems to be carried out by
listening to the paints desires and
wishes where it wants to flow.
Here is what she says of her own
practice.
“...My works are a
combination of built-up
expressive marks, geometric
elements and rhythmic
patterns which together
form an equilibrium between
chaos and calm, visually
balancing the two languages.
Each finished piece is a
world that reaches out, drags
you in and keeps you safe
for a time before leaving you
with a feeling of hope and
purpose, stillness and calm.”