Paula Cahill’s lyrical abstract paintings delight in elements of pure form. The sensuality and expressiveness of the line, shape, color, and texture of the paintings transcend their point of departure, becoming autonomous. Cahill celebrates the act of painting, capturing moments of the process with a bold simplicity that focuses the viewer’s attention on the formal elements making up the composition.
Artist Statement
Shape, color, space, line Collaborate with a subject Track its every move
Observe the subject It could be anything really Translate into form
Research the subject View fantasies, watch memories Map movements in space
Acceleration Retreating to a hush Searching for semblance
Passage caught in time Meaning rendered cryptic Event, thought, suspend