

OLD MASTER 2.0
Brooke Moyse has a fascination with old masters. Think Raphael, Bruegel the Elder, Vermeer, and as recent as John Constable. Indeed you can even see the colours from these artists in her work. Moyse explores space and it’s relationship to colour on her canvases. These varying sized works are distilled experiences from the past that she develops slowly over periods of time. With her work, Moyse says she wants to create a time-based experience for the viewer. One moment can reveal an aspect about her work that in the next is sublimated or changed. This, she says, is an important decision making factor before she puts paint to canvas or when choosing colours.
Although Moyse is moving away from representational work, by eliminating the horizon line, she still begins with that initial space so there is some foundation. But in the end it becomes abstracted and space is fluid on her canvas. Her technique in painting is equally fascinating. Her vivid brushstrokes and vibrant colours are engaging. Jason Andrew, director of Norte Maar Gallery says, “…Her work achieves a freshness, a newness…” The light moves through space in her work. And colours are juxtaposed to create depth, lightness and fragility.
Brooke Moyse is currently planning on competing for several awards and continues to show at Norte Maar Gallery on Wyckoff Avenue.
-Kurt Smith
Norte Maar
83 Wyckoff Ave. #1B
www.nortemaar.org

