Independent
May 11, 2023 - May 14, 2023
Press Release
There is pleasure in slowness. One is reminded of this when viewing the subtly luxurious movements, textures, and layers of line and color that arch across Rachel Eulena Williams’ paintings. Williams’ work does not traffic in immediacy, and connections are joyfully gleaned in a process akin to tiny synapses of recognition sparking one after another as our eyes traverse her dense topographies.
Garden Hair and Lily Pads. 2022.
Acrylic paint and silkscreen on canvas, polyester, polyvinyl fabric, and cotton rope over wood panel.
59 1/2 × 62 × 4 in.
Out of Technicolor. 2021.
Acrylic paint on canvas, cotton rope, and wood.
42 1/2 × 42 1/4 × 2 1/4 in.
Petal. 2021.
Acrylic paint on canvas, cotton rope and wood.
49 × 43 1/2 × 3 in.
Quilt and Water like Plants. 2022.
Acrylic paint and silkscreen on canvas, polyester, polyvinyl fabric, and cotton rope over wood panel.
42 1/8 × 42 1/8 × 2 3/4 in.
Rain Noire (Black Flag). 2021.
Acrylic paint on canvas, cotton rope, and wood. 49 1/4 × 43 1/2 × 2 1/2 in.
Garden Hair and Lily Pads. 2022.
Acrylic paint and silkscreen on canvas, polyester, polyvinyl fabric, and cotton rope over wood panel.
59 1/2 × 62 × 4 in.
Out of Technicolor. 2021.
Acrylic paint on canvas, cotton rope, and wood.
42 1/2 × 42 1/4 × 2 1/4 in.
Petal. 2021.
Acrylic paint on canvas, cotton rope and wood.
49 × 43 1/2 × 3 in.
Quilt and Water like Plants. 2022.
Acrylic paint and silkscreen on canvas, polyester, polyvinyl fabric, and cotton rope over wood panel.
42 1/8 × 42 1/8 × 2 3/4 in.
Rain Noire (Black Flag). 2021.
Acrylic paint on canvas, cotton rope, and wood. 49 1/4 × 43 1/2 × 2 1/2 in.