Erin Cone

Known for her highly stylized, photographically influenced self-portraits, Cone paints contemplative compositions, that remove the figure from a natural context and at the same time seem to pinpoint personal proclivities, or ideas about the self, although in an ambiguous way. She employs modernist singular cubes of color that at times break up, highlight or even integrate the human form. Cone is interested in shifting perspectives, uncertain interpretations and how each person can "approach" her paintings. Viewers should carefully consider Cone's paintings and discover their own "approach" to these strangely simple yet sensually charged images.

web site: erincone.com

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