ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

At first glance the art of Sharon Wolpoff has little in common with the art of Tammra Sigler. Wolpoff is a painter of carefully composed scenes from life, suffused with light and heightened color. Sigler is an expressionist artist who is known for improvisation and bravura brushwork. However, similarities and contrasts emerge in their work as they engage with three different paths to knowledge of the world: geometry, psychology, and spirituality. Sigler’s work starts with geometry as a foundation and moves away from it towards the emotional, while Wolpoff’s work begins with an emotional response and moves towards the underlying geometry or structure. Both artists have beautifully structured artwork, and their uses of structure have psychological and spiritual functions, as well.

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Sharon Wolpoff // Tammra Sigler

Images: 

Sharon Wolpoff, Bungalow (Sonoma), 2010. Oil on linen, 34 x 34 in. Courtesy of the artist. 

Tammra Sigler, A Very Serious Garden - Mid-day, 2016. Acrylic and mixed media on Arches Oil Paper, 52 x 52 in. Courtesy of the artist. 

Tammra Sigler, Summer - Silver Laced, 2014. Monotype and drawing on Somerset paper, 30 x 22 in. Courtesy of the artist. 

Sharon Wolpoff, Back Stairs to the Sewing Room, 2013. Oil on linen, 46 x 32 in. Courtesy of the artist.

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