Abigail Allely

As an artist and designer I'm always looking at the pieces. Breaking things down until they are so distinct they find their obvious places. And then, once each individual is in it's place the whole picture snaps into focus.

This is the essence of Mont Sainte-Victoire by Paul Cezanne. The painting not only serves as a depiction of a scene, but also as an investigation of a scene. Every area is reduced to it's essence and labeled as such. But these individual pieces aren't left to their own worlds. They are subsumed back into the greater landscape and re-assembled to portray a larger meaning. 

These investigations work to engage the viewer in a way that shows them how to think of space as the amalgamation of parts instead of one distant thing. This is how I view my work. From the interaction of characters in a headline to the framing of a fleeting moment, every part finds it’s place. 

This is the beauty of art: it not only intrigues the mind, but also engages the mind to think longer and look deeper to see the world from a new vantage point.