Andrea Sulzer | Portland Press Herald
July 16, 2024 | Jorge Arango
Consider the Context, or Don’t, In These 2 Abstract Art Shows
See the work of Andrea Sulzer in Woolwich and Strauss Bourque-LaFrance at Dunes in Portland.
Titles can sometimes offer a way into abstract works (though they can also obscure entry), and some titles here appear logically descriptive. It should be noted that Woolwich-based Sulzer’s paintings are not all completely abstract, as many contain recognizable forms. For instance, “April delirium” feels apt for what is obviously, albeit abstractly, a picture of a lush garden, and “Witness tree” succinctly describes, at least on the surface, the central pine tree shape in the painting. Even the verdant green of “constellations” suggests an aerial view of grass pocked with what could be read variously as floral forms, paths traced by animals or footfalls, or punctures in the greenery that reveal other worlds beyond it.
