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Observations from Nature / Nurture • April 2011
When you encounter a work by Randi Reiss-McCormack it is like delving into a rarely exposed subconscious circus. Sometimes encountered images include familiar characters engaged in dynamic scenes, all infused with domestic textures. The subjects are recognizable memories, iconic symbols that seem to have been distorted by time. They now have an eerie quality as they combine and interact with one another and the patterns around them. The colors deliver their content with surprising neutrality, while the complexity of the depictions ruthlessly engulfs the viewer. Working through the content often requires the viewer to sort through their own memories and the cultural constructs that affect us all. Sometimes unsettling, sometimes playful, the richness of imagery in Reiss-McCormack's work is bound to strike a chord with the viewer who allows themselves to explore it. - Willa Frazer, Curatorial Assistant
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