Elspeth Slayter
Provincetown, MA
I am a printmaker and painter based in Provincetown, MA, US.
MessageI received specialized training in printmaking, color theory, composition and art history as part of a specialized curriculum at Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School in Sudbury, MA, US. I have practiced painting, drawing and printmaking since that time, but have supported myself by working as a forensic social worker and later a professor of social work at Salem State University. My studio is based in Provincetown, MA, US.
Statement
I am a painter & printmaker working in Provincetown. My work focuses on one’s ongoing familiarity with internal and external consciousness. I have developed a body of work that uses circle-based compositions to dialogue with how memory is managed. I prefer abstract art as it allows for a freedom of expression that figurative depiction does not accommodate for me.
As with aged graffiti-covered walls, layer upon layer, my work is about exploring the progression of color and shape with the embrace of unpredictable movements and combinations. This work documents patterns, forms, and depth in the spaces where we store our consciousness. I work with abstract forms and spaces because I believe this is the best conduit to representing how we manage memory. My works riff off of Gertrude Stein’s saying “endless variation, infinite repetition.” Over time, my work layers feelings, situations and also something alive from my life as well.
This work helps people to conjure questions about the ebb and flow of consciousness - what obfuscates it, what shines through and what melds together.
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