"SALEM - Nancy Eng's landscapes, on view through Oct. 26 in the Annex Gallery at the Salem Art Association's Bush Barn Art Center and Annex, have elements of abstract expressionism and minimalism and call to mind the work of Richard Diebenkorn, Wolf Kahn, and Julian Hatton. The heavily saturated colors and her representational approach take what can often be a staid subject and add intrigue and depth."
"Her installation Emotional Spaces and Places is a collection of art that represents special places that continue to provide respite and evoke the artist's memories associated with those places. The subject matter is often not a specific place, but a composite of locations that she has stitched together. Though the pieces used to create these images bring comfort to the artist, they can often create a sense of discomfort and disconnection for the viewer."
""I love to go to vineyards and the beach and sketch," she says. "We have a place over at Pacific City, and I'm over there a lot. "While lot of these are inspired by the landscapes around Oregon beaches, mountains and valleys, they're not of one certain place but an accumulation of locations. These are inspired by the sketches that I have in my sketchbooks. I belong to a couple of drawing groups. I love to go out and sketch on my own and with groups.""
Nancy Eng's landscapes are on view through Oct. 26 in the Annex Gallery at the Salem Art Association's Bush Barn Art Center and Annex. The paintings combine elements of abstract expressionism and minimalism and evoke Richard Diebenkorn, Wolf Kahn, and Julian Hatton. Heavily saturated colors and a representational approach add intrigue and depth to otherwise staid subjects. An installation titled Emotional Spaces and Places collects works representing special, memory-laden locations. Many compositions are composites of multiple places derived from sketchbook studies and drawing-group excursions. The resulting images alternate between comfort and subtle disconnection, creating tension that prolongs viewer engagement.
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