Chris Metze

Artist Statement:
My paintings are inspired by the landscape. I strive to bring into balance the common abstract nature that allows all things to relate to each other, on a stage that is removed from specific meanings. The process of creating these works involves building a complex series of marks and then eliminating what is not important. I work toward a state of clarification. At the same time, I am always searching for a new language to facilitate the viewer to enter the painting and to come away with a new awareness. As much as these paintings are about experience, they are about color and, most importantly, painting. Through many overlapping layers, the building of planes creates a sense of time.