Rise 1 Emma Godebska This acrylic painting on linen

This acrylic painting on linen is one of a series of 10 that the artist developed from a painting that incorporated a photograph she took of a flatbed truck used for transporting cars

Through this process -a skillful use of lenses and filters- Knot questions what he sees: he creates optical phenomena of lights and shadows

she would then feed the colors she documents into a computer program

Despite the buildup of layers

Rise 1 Emma Godebska This acrylic painting on linenThe threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting and at the same time a transparency is created that allows the viewer to enter through the lines onto the painted surface. The titles of each series can be interpreted as emotional, psychological and physical conditions. This work, part of the series called Rise is inspired by city silhouettes of buildings. Their bold shapes subtlely deconstruct