Location:
Radial Arts Center, 5915 Maple St, Omaha, NE 68104
Event Description:
Join us for the opening reception of “Eloquence” by Alyssa Schmitt on February 7th from 6-9:00pm at the Radial Arts Center. “Eloquence” is a solo exhibition by Alyssa Schmitt, sharing a chronological dive into abstraction and the development of visual language. Known for their installation art, this collection of paintings provides a unique look into Schmitt’s creative process.
ARTIST STATEMENT //
“When you first learn to read and write, language looks like a jumble of lines and symbols, foreign. As you grow and learn, the symbols grow familiar, and their patterns cement in your mind. All of the sudden, you’re using words and sentences to describe the world around you. Abstraction follows a similar path of development. Leaving behind the comfort of figuration, landscapes, and still lifes, the only place to go is inward. Learning to speak with abstraction, I begin painting by selectively mixing the perfect hue and choosing which brush should be its voice. I let loose and work spontaneously, giving into my inner child. Counteracting the chaos, I approach each painting with different compositional elements in mind to expand my vocabulary. Each painting is a statement in a language spoken only by me, increasing in eloquence to inform the next.”