Rachael Zur, "Recalling the Room from Memory II"
$590. Expanded Painting, 26” [h] x 32” [w] x 2” [d], 2021.
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Artist Statement
Traces of us linger in the physical world, even in our absence. There is an evocative nature to domestic objects and spaces—items within homes hold the residual energy of lives lived, long after people are gone. My work depicts ordinary objects from living rooms belonging to my late grandmother and a dear friend who was my “art mom.” However it is not grief that I am interested in conveying, but the residue of the affection that is left behind. Allowing the living rooms of these two maternal figures in my life to commingle, I have built a language for describing their presence and absence in my life, while paying homage to the spiritual nature of home.
Artist Bio
Rachael Zur’s expanded paintings blend sculptural physicality with traditional painting techniques to depict objects found in living rooms. After 12 years as a stay at home mom, Zur resumed her education and completed her MFA in 2019 from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has exhibited her work throughout the United States. Her work is published in New American Paintings, Under The Bridge Magazine, and Stay Home by Stay Home Gallery and Residency. The artist has worked as a Program Mentor in the Low Residency MFA Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 2021 she drove her family of five across country in an RV to complete a residency at Stay Home Gallery while homeschooling her three children. Zur currently resides in the greater Portland Metropolitan area where she strives to set boundaries on when her kids can hang out in her studio.
$590. Expanded Painting, 26” [h] x 32” [w] x 2” [d], 2021.
Price does not include shipping. Contact info@collarworks.org for a shipping estimate.
Artist Statement
Traces of us linger in the physical world, even in our absence. There is an evocative nature to domestic objects and spaces—items within homes hold the residual energy of lives lived, long after people are gone. My work depicts ordinary objects from living rooms belonging to my late grandmother and a dear friend who was my “art mom.” However it is not grief that I am interested in conveying, but the residue of the affection that is left behind. Allowing the living rooms of these two maternal figures in my life to commingle, I have built a language for describing their presence and absence in my life, while paying homage to the spiritual nature of home.
Artist Bio
Rachael Zur’s expanded paintings blend sculptural physicality with traditional painting techniques to depict objects found in living rooms. After 12 years as a stay at home mom, Zur resumed her education and completed her MFA in 2019 from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has exhibited her work throughout the United States. Her work is published in New American Paintings, Under The Bridge Magazine, and Stay Home by Stay Home Gallery and Residency. The artist has worked as a Program Mentor in the Low Residency MFA Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 2021 she drove her family of five across country in an RV to complete a residency at Stay Home Gallery while homeschooling her three children. Zur currently resides in the greater Portland Metropolitan area where she strives to set boundaries on when her kids can hang out in her studio.
$590. Expanded Painting, 26” [h] x 32” [w] x 2” [d], 2021.
Price does not include shipping. Contact info@collarworks.org for a shipping estimate.
Artist Statement
Traces of us linger in the physical world, even in our absence. There is an evocative nature to domestic objects and spaces—items within homes hold the residual energy of lives lived, long after people are gone. My work depicts ordinary objects from living rooms belonging to my late grandmother and a dear friend who was my “art mom.” However it is not grief that I am interested in conveying, but the residue of the affection that is left behind. Allowing the living rooms of these two maternal figures in my life to commingle, I have built a language for describing their presence and absence in my life, while paying homage to the spiritual nature of home.
Artist Bio
Rachael Zur’s expanded paintings blend sculptural physicality with traditional painting techniques to depict objects found in living rooms. After 12 years as a stay at home mom, Zur resumed her education and completed her MFA in 2019 from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has exhibited her work throughout the United States. Her work is published in New American Paintings, Under The Bridge Magazine, and Stay Home by Stay Home Gallery and Residency. The artist has worked as a Program Mentor in the Low Residency MFA Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 2021 she drove her family of five across country in an RV to complete a residency at Stay Home Gallery while homeschooling her three children. Zur currently resides in the greater Portland Metropolitan area where she strives to set boundaries on when her kids can hang out in her studio.