The Reality Of Abstraction May-June 2022

Lawrence Monat is a lawyer by profession, as well as an artist and skilled bird photographer. He began as a realistic painter as a young adult but he did not feel that the art expressed his ideas or emotions. “I came to realize that the actual image was not what was important but rather the emotions, ideas and concepts that were triggered by my experience,” he says. He begins most of his paintings without any preconceptions, sometimes just a few lines or swashes of color. He reacts to that, and the colors, patterns rhythms and shapes evolve. Through this process, Monat develops a composition that expresses the nature of the modern world.

The exhibit may be viewed during regular library hours.

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