Artist Statement

Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.  — Pablo Picasso

In my work, I explore the intersections and tensions between form and color, dark and light, movement and stillness, representation and abstraction. I focus on familiar objects, landscapes, and cityscapes and concentrate on their essential elements, often taking them out of context  and then rearranging them to invite the viewer to see these objects and scenes in new ways. My inspiration comes from as close as the objects on my desk to as far away as the stars in the sky.

Bio

R. W. Meric has studied at the School of Visual Arts, the Art Students League, the Lower East Side Printshop, Manhattan Graphics Center, Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop and with artists Carleen Sheehan, Jon Rettich and Talia Segal.  Her work has appeared in solo shows in the New York area, the most recent being “Solar System” in January 2018 at NYPL-Morningside Heights and in group shows at  Manhattan Graphics Center and Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop. She was also a finalist in Cloth Paper Scissors Artisan Search 2012.