MARTHA GROOME: PAINTINGS

MARTHA GROOME: PAINTINGS

43 N. Second Street Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA Saturday, March 7, 2015–Saturday, April 18, 2015

new moon by martha groome

Martha Groome

New Moon, 2015

Price on Request

this one time by martha groome

Martha Groome

This One Time, 2014

Price on Request

parts to play by martha groome

Martha Groome

Parts To Play, 2014

Price on Request

two by martha groome

Martha Groome

Two, 2014

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inscrutable end by martha groome

Martha Groome

Inscrutable End, 2012

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a line of talk by martha groome

Martha Groome

A Line Of Talk, 2012

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box of box by martha groome

Martha Groome

Box Of Box, 2014

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a use for gray by martha groome

Martha Groome

A Use For Gray, 2010

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at least one other by martha groome

Martha Groome

At Least One Other, 2014

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a square measured off by martha groome

Martha Groome

A Square Measured Off, 2014

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listening to the stars by martha groome

Martha Groome

Listening to the Stars, 2010

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LBCA will be OPEN Wednesday, April 8th from 12 until 4PM
Scheduled appointments are still appreciated - thank you

UPCOMING EXHIBITION: TOM DOYLE

MARTHA GROOME Exhibition Checklist
Front room, counterclockwise from right of entry at window:

1. A Square Measured Off, 2014, Acrylic on canvas; 28" x 64"
(in frame: 28 ¾” x 64 ¾”)

2. New Moon, 2015, Acrylic on canvas; 18" x 18"
(in frame: 18 ¾” x 18 ¾”)

3. Or What, 2014, Acrylic on canvas; 24" x 56"
(in frame: 24 ¾’ x 56 ¾”)

4. Parts To Play, 2014, Acrylic on canvas; 18" x 18"
(in frame: 18 ¾’ x 18 ¾”)

5. Uneasy Stripes, 2014, Acrylic on canvas; 28" x 48"
(in frame: 28 ¾” x 48 ¾”)

6. Some Nights, 2012, Acrylic on canvas; 24” x 56”
(in frame: 24 ¾” x 56 ¾”)

7. Listening To Stars, 2010, Acrylic on canvas; 24" x 40"
(in frame: 24 ¾” x 40 ¾”)

Second room counterclockwise from right of entry:

8. Box Of Box, 2014, Acrylic on canvas; 24" x 24"
(in frame: 24 ¾” x 24 ¾”)

9. Two And Two, 2014, Acrylic on canvas; 24" x 24"
(in frame: 24 ¾” x 24 ¾”)

10. Lights, 2010, Acrylic on canvas; 28" x 28"
(in frame: 28 ¾” x 28 ¾”)

11. Two Shadows, 2014, Acrylic on canvas; 24" x 24"
(in frame: 24 ¾” x 24 ¾”)

12. Close, 2014, Acrylic on canvas; 28" x 40"
(in frame: 28 ¾” x 40 ¾”)

13. Some What, 2012, Acrylic on canvas; 24" x 40"
(in frame: 24 ¾” x 40 ¾”)

14. Inscrutable End, 2012, Acrylic on canvas; 24" x 24"
(in frame: 24 ¾” x 24 ¾”)

15. No Word Yet, 2014, Acrylic on canvas; 24" x 24"
(in frame: 24 ¾” x 24 ¾”)

2015 Martha Groome Statements

I ask how it is, why it is, what it is, about everything, all the time
-except when I am dumbstruck by an unexpected meeting with whatever beauty is.

My painting is a bare quiet uncluttered form of abstraction, incidental geometry, thoughts made temporarily real, something near-nothing made to be encountered and considered.

I am influenced by anything in the world outside myself -whale songs, celestial events, space in a room, the heavy presence of the rocks in the woods down the road, the paintings of Matisse, the piles of dirt and mirrors of Robert Smithson, the choosings and placings of Ufan Lee....

I am always trying to put my finger on what is ultimately immeasurable and unnameable.

My painting is made to be simple easy direct, a sensation of presence with no instructions.

There is a moment before recognition and categorization of the objects and situations encountered every day.

Over time, I have reduced the number of elements of painting that I use to only a few because a few are enough.

UPCOMING EXHIBITION:
TOM DOYLE