Meet Aliza Morell, an artist who renders moods so palpable, so rich and felt, that I have been hooked on her paintings since the first moment I saw them. Her knowledge and passion for color combined with her incredible skill equips her with the perfect tools to create complex, atmospheric moods through hands and flowers. About how color affects her paintings, Morell explains, “By juxtaposing carefully mixed colors to create optical vibrations and harmonies, it can take on almost musical properties.” And this rhythm--this low, rumbling hum--is present throughout each of her paintings.
Morell embeds herself deep within the symbolism, meaning, and rooted histories of hands and flowers not only as it relates to our given reality, but also its traces throughout art history. Originally from Ann Arbor, MI, the artist eventually moved to Chicago, attending the Art Institute, before earning her MFA at Rutgers University. Now based in Queens, NYC, Morell takes us on a journey, explaining how her experience in each city shaped her art and how it led her to where she is now. Join us in conversation as the artist dives deep into abstraction and phenomenology, and shares some sage advice on working with galleries and never losing heart.
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