Susan Vecsey (b. 1971)
Toward the Lighthouse at Cedar Point, East Hampton, 2008
Oil on linen, 60 x 60 inches
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Susan Vecsey was advised by her parents, who came to this country from Hungary in 1969 to “live the American dream,” to be practical and keep her “artistic pursuits on the side.” Trying to follow this path, she earned numerous degrees and worked in corporate America for many years. Yet, her true passion for painting and photography—begun during childhood trips with her family—not only remained, but strengthened. Pursuing a study of art at Barnard College, the Museum of Modern Art, the New York Studio School, the New School, and the International Center of Photography, she transitioned to a full-time career as an artist several years ago. After working in a realist mode, she experimented with different ways of painting, and eventually found her expressive voice in the rendering of abstract landscapes. Drawing on memory, mood, and the feelings inspired by certain places, she reaches beyond the specific to create iconic and timeless evocations of nature.
Vecsey admires the work of many artists including Cézanne, Picasso, Matisse, Rothko, and Whistler (with whose use of color she feels an affinity). Her art evokes that of Milton Avery and Helen Frankenthaler. Carrying on a tradition of finding a reality beyond appearances, Vecsey produces quiet landscapes in a contemporary Tonalist vein that do not force themselves on the viewer, allowing us to find ourselves within them.
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