{Suite} is pleased to present Kate Yesberg's new exhibition, Levi I - VII.
This is Kate's fourth solo show at {Suite} and the first group of paintings in her new series, Levi.
Kate names each series for the intrinsic energy that emerges through the painting process. Moment to moment, the artist intuits the character of her work, painting ad lib, by hand, layer by layer atop a black canvas. The effect is striking geometric forms which from afar suggest hard lines and manicured edges but, up close, reveal the fluid nature of their creation. Formally, in this new series, there is a notable shift in Kate’s palette with the addition of a deeper cobalt blue, enhanced contrast and florid motifs.
The artist describes her Levi paintings as too fresh to have cemented meaning; they exist in an in-between state, full of possibilities. "Maybe they feel like paintings in the darkness just before dawn, or paintings in the winter just before spring, like they're gathering and preparing for something new."
For Kate, the process is about searching for what the work will become and letting it determine its own form.
Opening drinks with the artist, Wednesday, 30 August, 5.30pm-7pm – all welcome. Exhibition runs until Saturday 23 September.
{Suite} GALLERY, 189 Ponsonby Road, T: 09 218 4399, www.suite.co.nz
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Published: August 2023