Statement/Biography

The work shown here expresses my love of color and nature.  The principal focus is on the optical qualities of color.  From a distance, the individual marks lose their identity;  hues are seen in the mid-range and these, then, coalesce to form  textural, geometric images.  The interaction of colors is most important.  Aqua surrounded by blue becomes lighter in color and takes on a greenish tinge;  aqua amid green seems darker and more blueish.  One can also view the colors as being formed from discrete constituents that represent one complete hue.  In the case of medium green, light and dark green components are present as well as a touch of light, medium, and dark aqua and gray.  This is evident in “An Area of the Atlantic”.  Integration and balance play a role in the inherent meditative quality of the art.

            Rohrer was educated at Randolph-Macon Woman’s College, Harvard University and the Silvermine Guild Center for the Arts. Three-dimensional tiered wooden structures have evolved from canvases painted with the illusion of three dimensions. Both types of acrylic works are painted with techniques inspired by the marking process of Seurat but using Albers’ color theories and geometrical presentation.  Rohrer’s work has been included in Art of the Northeast USA exhibitions (Silvermine Guild Center for the Arts), Faber Birren National Color Award Shows (Stamford Art Association) and Connecticut Art Annual competitions (Stamford Museum and Nature Center).  Honors received have been awards at New Haven Paint & Clay exhibitions at the John Slade Ely House in New Haven, CT, “Best in Show” and the Golden Color Award at the Ridgefield Guild of Art,  Liquitex Color Awards from Connecticut Women Artists and awards in sculpture and painting from the Stamford Art Association. Solo exhibitions have been held at Silvermine Guild Arts Center, Art/Place, Art/Ex Gallery and the Landmark Lobby Gallery in Connecticut and Noho Gallery and the Hiram Halle Memorial Library in New York. Rohrer’s work has been exhibited in group shows at the Discovery Museum, the Mattatuck Museum, the John Slade Ely House, the Katonah Museum and Northern Westchester Center for the Arts.

Tina Rohrer