Life just gets so complicated, doesn’t it?  We are constantly bombarded with imagery and information, it’s a wonder our brains can keep up!  What I love most about the work of New York artist, Peri Schwartz is her way of seeming to keep things simple in such a complicated world.

Using simple swathes of bold color, she distills objects and spaces into their purest planes and forms.  We are no longer caught up in minute, mind-numbing detail, but instead, can enjoy her worlds for the lively, colorful spaces they are.

She uses perspective to great advantage, as it is directs us and gives our too often over-saturated brains a bit of a rest.. sort of just gently pulling us along so that we know just what we are seeing before we even realize we are seeing it. 😉

The peek-a-boo quality of the lines and grids give a hint that there is much more going on beneath the surface than our eyes may notice upon first glance.

Doesn’t that always seem to be the case, though?  We make simplistic conclusions about complicated processes.  Each of these works are a complex juxtaposition of color, light and space, fooling our eye into seeing form and shape in a primitively intricate way.

To see more of Peri Schwartz’s work, please visit her website.

Artist found via Davis & Cline Gallery, Ashland, OR.  Check them out if you’re ever in Ashland– fabulous gallery!

Featured image is Bottles and Jars XII, 2011, 30×20.  All images are via the artist’s website.