About the
Work In
the vastness of Chicago it seems impossible to find moments of solitude
and peace. However difficult the task, Perl captures this quietude
by painting scenes from familiar streets as abstractions of their
former selves. These paintings become "snapshots" as she
extracts superfluous details to focus the compositions. Devoid of
human form and muted, this dream-like imagery brings to mind a sense
of wandering through an abandoned city. These paintings serve as
metaphors for Perl's disappearance into herself and the peace she
finds within. They indirectly remind us of our encounters with subtle
changes in the places we pass on a daily basis -- a building torn
down here, a new façade erected there. This work captures
ephemeral images of urban spaces before they completely disappear.
In
the vastness of Chicago it seems impossible to find moments of solitude
and peace. However difficult the task, Perl captures this quietude
by painting scenes from familiar streets as abstractions of their
former selves. These paintings become "snapshots" as she
extracts superfluous details to focus the compositions. Devoid of
human form and muted, this dream-like imagery brings to mind a sense
of wandering through an abandoned city. These paintings serve as
metaphors for Perl's disappearance into herself and the peace she
finds within. They indirectly remind us of our encounters with subtle
changes in the places we pass on a daily basis -- a building torn
down here, a new façade erected there. This work captures
ephemeral images of urban spaces before they completely disappear.