My paintings reflect my desire to create a fantasy world based on spatial memories and experiences. Over the years travel has been an integral part in my artistic practice. By experiencing differing landscapes and cultures I have been able to find contrasting ideas of beauty, while simultaneously discovering similarities within the details of our surroundings. Focus is given to specifics related to geology, finding details in the internal structure, which showcase its evolution. Through growth and decay many layers of the organic matter are visible in one instant, reflecting its development and process, a visual metaphor for our own personal journey in life.

Each piece reflects a chaotic fullness; many layers of paint display multiple perspectives resulting in a fictional expansion. The elaborate and sometimes impenetrable space becomes an arena for discovery, challenging the viewer to reflect on their own memories and fall into their own imagination. Correspondingly, I intentionally title each painting within a categorizing system (letters and numbers). This aids the viewer to become the narrator, rather then being led in a direction due to explanatory titles.

The abstractions are referential yet unclear, demanding active viewing while commenting on the beauty of the unknown and the necessity of fantasy. I encourage the viewer to be open to possibility, just as I am in the evolution of each painting, as I unveil compositions of understood complexity.

Erin Treacy