Member Artist
​April 2019

Gretl Bauer


Artist Statement
Two things continually occupy my attention: both the world's rawness and its extreme fragility.
I never began by sitting down to ponder this, but I realize that for a long time the interplay of opposites has been very much a part of my work. It is instinctual for me to try to weave together roughness and delicacy, shadow and light, solidity and trace into some ultimate unity --  a moment of stillness or refuge.
Using canvas, paper, paint, wood, stone and thread, I strive to create wholeness from the duality of materials. The "still point" that I seek, however, can be both elusive and evanescent -- and can, paradoxically, arise from the thrust of gesture, from textured fields of brushstrokes or threads. 
Frequently I find that the unexpected asserts itself, that a seemingly simple idea can only be fulfilled through great complexity...and that this, perhaps, is one of the first --  and possibly one of the last --  lessons of being alive.

NOTE: Sometimes two works --  usually a painting and a construction -- complement each other to the point of becoming one entity. A few of these "pairings" are included in this exhibition.

Paintings
Pairings
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​Gretl Bauer's work can be found in many private collections throughout the United States.
Her art draws its strength from the natural world, from the memory of a night, a mood, a season... perhaps a moment of weather on a voyage...
She lives and works in New York City and Sag Harbor, New York. Her work was most recently seen January/February of 2019 at Lichtundfire Gallery in New York City.



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For inquiries contact the artist directly:
gretlbauer@gmail.com
www.gretlbauer.com
917 704 1728