"Known for her layered and narrative based figuration that blends observation, memory and fantasy, Gregor works with the immediacy of gouache, recording potted plants, figurines and self-portraits. The self-portraits are often painted in front of larger, narrative-based works in progress, creating layers and connecting the various parts of her practice. These works are sites of play, discovery and experimentation, a space where instinct surfaces, later to be folded back into more ambitious compositions."
"These works are sites of play, discovery and experimentation, a space where instinct surfaces, later to be folded back into more ambitious compositions. Gregor strives for visual and emotional honestly, in an attempt to build a more poetic and meditative practice. Through these exercises in mindfulness the composition gives way to intuition, the act of looking becoming its own reward. The images hover between still life, theater and confession, capturing the feeling of being present."
Rachel Gregor focuses on working on paper, producing gouache paintings made from direct observation that emphasize quiet, meditative attention. She records potted plants, figurines, and self-portraits with immediacy, folding observation, memory, and fantasy into layered figuration. Self-portraits are often painted in front of larger narrative works in progress, creating physical and conceptual layers that connect studio experiments to bigger compositions. The works function as sites of play, discovery, and experimentation where instinct surfaces and later informs more ambitious pieces. Practice emphasizes visual and emotional honesty, mindfulness, and intuition, with images hovering between still life, theater, and confession to capture presence.
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