November 2021
INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION
Marilyn J. Fox
Artist Statement
My art consists of nonobjective paintings on paper or stretched canvas. I use acrylic and sometimes mixed media. I start with large gestural strokes on my surface. It’s much like writing the first line of a poem. From that point, I built layers of paint, often scratching into the surface to reveal layers below. I continually add marks until the surface reveals itself and points me in a certain direction.
Although I call them nonobjective paintings, there is often a connection in my work to certain concepts, such as nature, American culture, and contemporary issues; these concepts are not expressed literally. They are expressed only in as much as these ideas turn over in my mind while working.
As I continue to work on my art, I often engage in experimentation. This could be collaging an old drawing, print, or paper onto the work. I enjoy adding something unexpected, even awkward, to create a tension in the surface. For me, this tension keeps the art dynamic and interesting.
INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION
Marilyn J. Fox
Artist Statement
My art consists of nonobjective paintings on paper or stretched canvas. I use acrylic and sometimes mixed media. I start with large gestural strokes on my surface. It’s much like writing the first line of a poem. From that point, I built layers of paint, often scratching into the surface to reveal layers below. I continually add marks until the surface reveals itself and points me in a certain direction.
Although I call them nonobjective paintings, there is often a connection in my work to certain concepts, such as nature, American culture, and contemporary issues; these concepts are not expressed literally. They are expressed only in as much as these ideas turn over in my mind while working.
As I continue to work on my art, I often engage in experimentation. This could be collaging an old drawing, print, or paper onto the work. I enjoy adding something unexpected, even awkward, to create a tension in the surface. For me, this tension keeps the art dynamic and interesting.
Marilyn Fox was born in 1954 in Brooklyn. NY and grew up in Queens. Her family moved to the Lehigh Valley, PA when she was a teenager. She currently lives in Kutztown, PA. While still in grade school, she experienced her first real encounter with art at the Museum of Modern Art. Later, in high school, she participated in all art classes available, art appreciation, and joined classes on trips to NYC to go to museums.
She graduated from Kutztown University as an art major in 1972. Various employment in the arts after graduation included writing art reviews for the Reading Times, and freelance work for several magazine and publications. She was volunteer with the Reading Redevelopment Authority as a member of their fine arts board. She and other members selected art for acquisition to the city, commissioned art, and created maintenance plans for public art.
In 1998, she secured a full-time position as Gallery Director/Arts Coordinator at Penn State, Berks County. This opportunity helped develop her own aesthetics as she curated exhibits and developed an acquisition program to increase the college’s permanent collection. She retired after 20 years.
Fox spent years working with oil paint, focusing on landscape and still life, until several years ago she changed direction and began working with acrylic and developed her own style of nonobjective paintings.
Her work is in the collections of: The Lehigh Valley Hospital; Connective Energy, Bethlehem, PA; Bank of Pennsylvania, and The Allentown School District. Many of her paintings are with private collectors, including in Paris, France; London, UK and across the country. Her art will be included in NYART Expo in October, 2021.
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marilynfoxart@gmail.com
https://www.instagram.com/marilynfoxart/
https://www.facebook.com/marilynfox447/