February 2013

Red & Grey Paintings

In her new body of work, Red & Grey Paintings, Amy Hughes Braden interprets the stream of consciousness into two-dimensional rectangles. The collages are created from reserves of paper: magazine cut-outs, photos, photocopies, doodles by other artists, coupons, old books, stickers, miscellaneous scraps that have been preciously collected over the years. In contrast, the actual assemblage of the work happens in short bursts. Braden then uses the collages to inform her larger paintings. There are many rules and regulations tied to painting that must be negotiated along the way.  She finds it acceptable to display the lyrics of that Alanis Morissette song onto an almost bare canvas. In some cases the subjects of the paintings are important (see: Ghosts), in others they are purely formal constructions.

View more of Braden’s work at www.amyhughesbraden.com