Megan Berk
Palm Springs 6, acrylic and aquarelle on panel, 34×60
Palm Springs 5, acrylic and aquarelle on panel, 34×48
Retreat, acrylic and aquarelle on panel, 34×28
Artist Statement
My recent work investigates the shadows of the American middle-class landscape. I locate surface qualities that both seduce and haunt, simultaneously evoking my own middle-class desires and a recognition of the feebleness of those desires: things coming and going. A vantage point. Translating those surface qualities becomes a way to work through the tensions within my creative life; I want both beauty and grit, just as, perhaps, I want aspects of the suburban dream as well as the right to criticize it.
By following the areas of seduction- palm trees against a pink sky, the sweep of a smooth concrete driveway– the contradictions of suburban desires present themselves. The darker, less-defined areas mark an entrance into the real domestic life of the place. Ideas and longings flicker and disappear. A walkway leading to a house, possibly a home, is barely visible in the darkness of night – or obscured by memory itself. The empty spaces hold something.
Contact
www.meganberk.com
meganberk@hotmail.com
Hey, Megan–
Do you have any shows coming up? Your work is powerful stuff. Reminds me of a dream you wake up from, feeling small and lost. “The feebleness of those desires.” Well put.
Very cool website; I’m delighted to have found it! Great artists featured here. Thanks for listing my humble blog. I’m going to return the favor. 🙂 Cheers!