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Marjorie White Williams:
(1927-2011) Artist's Statement & Bio "My work is almost without exception figurative, because I have the Humanist's need to tell a story to explore my own reaction to the human condition, especially a woman's. It is about being born; child bearing: dying: being confined, secure, frustrated, and manipulated. Awareness of these concerns seem to have been given life at the same time I was. It has been the circular journey from mid-life back to its beginnings that has coalesced into the characteristic material forms with which I explore, express, and share the experiences of that cycle. These forms are often associated with origins: Large in scale, they reflect an historical quality of play, relate to early stages of plant and animal life, recall ancient Earth Mothers, fetishes, and organic symbols. The use of large numbers of irregular and ordered groups of figures mirror  my lifelong preoccupation with the
influence of others, as well as a sincere admiration for the
stylized group compositions of the earliest civilizations.Coping with the physical aspect of constructing these forms, their visual intrigue and ambiguity, demands a certain control that is dangerously close to power. The inseparable humor in my work is an attempt to put the former aspect of control in its proper place with elitism. More importantly humor permits the contemplation of human conditions that, more literally portrayed are unseen or blocked out by most viewers like nightmares. The directness of their frontality returns full cycle to that of childhood. The historical frontal order is honest in its imposition on the viewer, involving him immediately in personal exchange and demanding his reaction." (Marjorie was a resident of Altamont, and friends with T. E. Breitenbach.) COLLECTIONS Albany Institute of History and Art College of Saint Rose Four Winds Hospital Munson Williams Proctor Institute More than 15 private collections in major cities throughout the country EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE BS Skidmore College MS S.U.N.Y. College of Saint Rose Director of Art, Albany Academy for Girls, 1965-1979 More about Marjorie's Art: marjoriewhitewilliams.com PURCHASES |
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