Trudy Benson’s practice is rooted in painting and the physical experience of seeing. Drawing on early computer graphics and image-manipulation software, her abstractions evoke what she describes as “the optimism and awkward poetry of 1980s digital aesthetics,” recalling the flattened planes, warped perspectives, and bright color of early screen-based imagery. Working with a palette that ranges from monochrome to clashing hues, Benson’s compositions create a sense of constant movement “as geometric shapes and layered forms emerge and dissolve across planar, recessive spaces.” By translating the logic of digital image-making into paint, Benson explores how images are constructed, perceived, and remembered.
Image courtesy of the artist and Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, NY
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https://trudybenson.com/
