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Beth Conklin
From Untitled Series
Material: oil on photographs
24” × 14”
About the Work
This triptych — part of a larger series and body of work — is composed of, or based on, photographs that I took of burned buildings. I began to paint on these small photographs, responding intuitively to their imagery and experimenting with the interplay between shape and surface. A fictive kind of emotional or psychological space emerges through the painting process, maintaining a reference to the burned architecture itself.
About the Artist
Beth Conklin is originally from Grimsby, Ontario. She obtained her honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Art and Art History from the collaborative program offered by the University of Toronto and Sheridan College. Beth is currently a Toronto based emerging artist, working in a variety of media including drawing, painting, and photography. This year, she is completing the Independent Studio Program at Toronto School of Art.
