Moonlight Crows 2014

Curator: Looking at Bernadette Resha’s acrylic-on-canvas artwork from 2014, titled "Moonlight Crows," I’m immediately struck by its arrangement of geometric and organic shapes. What are your initial thoughts? Editor: You know, it’s funny, the first thing that pops into my head is jazzy. It feels like listening to some off-kilter horn section wailing at 3 AM. Bit moody, but ultimately kind of playful. Curator: Playful, indeed. The geometric background is hard to ignore; it anchors the organic shapes of the crows and moons. Observe the planes of color: yellow, black, white, and orange contrasting so sharply. Editor: True! There's definitely some structure under all that abstract expressionism. I see post-impressionism playing a part here too with the vivid colors and dreamy vibes, I bet Bernadette’s using some cool layering techniques. How do you think she pulls it off? Curator: Considering Resha's mastery, one finds that the colors interplay and blend within each form—an individual plane of hue creates cohesion amongst diverse shapes and tonalities, while simultaneously destabilizing traditional readings of form and ground. The crows, for instance, exist almost as afterimages within a dreamscape. Editor: That reminds me how moonlight messes with your eyes, turning familiar shapes strange. These aren't literal crows; they're shapes haunted by crows. So they bring something ominous and a little beautiful, like when beauty gets all twisted and dark around the edges, y’know? Curator: Precisely, their presence acts as a symbolic anchor. In "Moonlight Crows," we find a captivating exercise in how structure can provide freedom. Bernadette plays masterfully, I daresay! Editor: I agree. So, here's to twisted beauty and jazzy birds haunting dreamscapes. Always keeps things interesting, right?