THE MONTCLAIR TEN
WHEN: Thursday, April 2nd 205 through April 30; Opening Reception: Thursday, April 2nd from 6-9 PM, during Free First Thursday Night at Montclair Art Museum; Monday-Friday, 9 AM-6 PM; Saturday & Sunday: 10 AM-4 PM
WHERE: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices NJ Properties at 695 Bloomfield Avenue in Montclair (former home of Luna Stage)
New Jersey Abstract Impressionist Painter, Susan Marx will be one of ten artists included in a group show entitled The Montclair Ten. (Above: Mozart’s Meadow by Susan Marx, acrylic on canvas)
ABOUT THE MONTCLAIR TEN
Susan Marx is one of ten artists who will be featured in a group show entitled The Montclair Ten. The exhibition will showcase over a dozen art works in a range of media by ten artists including: Benedetta Balsimelli; Dan Fenelon; Nanci Iovino; Martha Kelshaw; Peg Kenselaar; Susan Marx; Elizabeth Seaton; Earl Speid; Lisa G. Westheimer and Aggie Wszolkowska.
Each of the artists featured in the exhibition work in various facets with The Montclair Art Museum, whether in the Education Department, teaching in the Studios, or volunteering in the Communications Department.
All ten artists live and work in New Jersey. The show comprises a nice selection of various mediums and styles including: painting, photography, prints, drawing and ceramics and was curated by Martha Kelshaw, Manager of Public Programs at The Montclair Art Museum.
Questions/Inquiries regarding The Montclair Ten may be directed to: Martha Kelshaw, 973-714-7290 or Martha.kelshaw@yahoo.com
THE MONTCLAIR TEN FB PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/events/1569712956629915/
SUSAN MARX WEBSITE:http://www.susanmarxartist.com/index.php
ABOUT SUSAN MARX
Susan Marx is an Abstract Impressionist artist whose paintings are the result of her own radical amazement at the beauty of the visual world and her own need to turn that experience through her. Using nature as her frame of reference, Marx paints her interpretation of what nature leaves her with. She is concerned with light and what light does to color, which is why she calls herself an Abstract Impressionist. Her paintings are the conversations between her eyes, her mind, her heart and her gut as well as the canvas in front of her. Marx enjoys enticing and engaging her viewers, drawing them into a fresh and beautiful world. She hopes her artwork will lead people to notice the beauty in nature, a healing beauty.
Marx uses fast-drying acrylic paints which allow her to record her color impressions quickly, painting with thick, bold, rich colors and gestural brushstrokes. She leaves parts of the canvas blank intentionally, in order to create more contrast and tension between the color and the blank canvas, allowing the painting and the viewer’s eye to breathe. This process often also allows the painting to form a shape on the canvas within the picture plane. She enjoys the process of putting color next to color, trying to capture the essence of her subject in her painting through color and emotion, leaving the rest to the viewer's imagination, drawing them into and engaging them through her process.
Someone once said Marx works to the muse of Monet, Van Gogh and Joan Mitchell; she was thrilled. They helped guide her in the journey to become the artist she is today.
Marx has travelled extensively and exhibited widely. Her works may be found in collections in the US and abroad. She is currently represented by Agora Gallery and Ashok Jain Gallery in NYC and The Veranda Fine Art Gallery in Fair Haven, NJ.
