Passage Series
The body of works called “Passages” is my attempt to describe the noun ‘transition’ through visual inscription in the form of a landscape. In some works the use of a continuous solid horizontal bar or in others, an opening in a horizontal band is an intentional pause. The idea is to form a resting place for the viewer, a visual comma or breath. It is a “time out” to think and to consider the evolution toward completion of the context both intellectually and as a visually comprehensive painting. The “transition” invites the viewer to journey to either side of the picture plane and actual surface layers, to explore and to ponder the visual thoughts and outcomes. The segmentation is intended to provoke this pause, to provoke a question or a doubt, and hopefully to move viewers to their own personal thoughts. Unlike non-objective work, the resolution here is in the form of a landscape. The paintings in this series complete their own puzzle. Those viewers who prefer not to contemplate the intent, can rest comfortably in a landscape painting.
Featherscapes Series
The “Featherscapes” are portraits to honour the exploration of connectivity. These detailed representations of feathers as they relate and merge into a landscape attracts us to consider and reflect on the singularity of the whole. Boundless nature and structural limitations are defining spaces while combining elements of colour and form. The constant query of how to “connect” has some resolution through the art making process and its sense of spirit.
Alice Rich received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia and graduated from Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design and has been involved in exhibitions in Vancouver and Victoria. Her art practice has included photography and painting over the past few decades. Alice has been involved in the local arts community as an instructor, presenter, curator, and is an active member of several arts organizations and presently serves as a Board member of Presentation House Gallery.