Suzanne Kirschner

Artist Statement

I have always worked with line, but is has been controlled. Now my line twists, turns, and is in constant motion, going in many directions at once, like the demands of life upon us. I turn the work, applying layers from multiple directions, looking at the transformation from a blank page holistically. Although the line may seem chaotic, it forms rhythmic patterns that unifies it and superimposes structure. The use of layered line is a common thread though out my work. The layers are about connections. There is a co-dependency between the layers as the line moves creating texture and depth. Connections are formed, broken and reconnect as information moves from one layer to the next adding to the narrative of the connections that we continually make as we navigate our place in the world.