ART OBSERVED

“In artist Liz Alderman’s Phoebe the Bird, for instance, the artist presents a painting composed of shredded paper, oil, acrylic, and fur, a work that emphasizes texture and materiality. Yet here, in the digital sphere, the work’s material is only implied, leaving a gap between physicality and content that makes the work all the more intriguing.”

Studio Visit Magazine: Vol. 50

Curated by Dominic Molon, Curator of Contemporary Art, RISD Museum of Art, Providence, RI

“Alderman’s work draws from the natural world, specifically birds and their nests. Alderman grows her nest paintings line by swooping line until a warp and weft of hundreds of colors emerges. The results are unresolvable, psychedelic burls that limn an inner void while appearing fervently, almost painfully, full.”

SPOTLIGHT MAGAZINE: ISSUE 31

“Just as a bird collects and interlocks the material debris of their environment to weave a nest, a painter plucks colors from her palette and layers them in brushstrokes until a satisfying composition is achieved.”