Edith Baumann

Black/Green #3
, 1982

Acrylic on canvas

Gift: Artist

In 1993, I first experienced the magic of the Pantheon in Rome.
It was inspiring, AWEsome.
This experience has continued to impact everything I paint.

I’m trying to tap into something that is larger than me but includes me:
wholeness within wholeness. Pattern gets repeated in nature and creates
a connection…..a connection to all things; collective patterning.

In my most recent paintings, the Jazz Series, I’ve brought many
elements from my earlier work together: repetition of the same mark,
randomness and structure, the circle and patter.
-Edith Baumann*

 

Predating Baumann’s above epiphany,
Black/Green #3
is one of her aforementioned early works.  Inspired by Mondrian, it has a healthy affinity for repetition of rectangles. More important, however, is the repetition of pattern: it’s a defining characteristic of Baumann’s career and the core compositional element to her Bar Paintings.  Also of great import to Baumann is color: minimal and crisp, the colors in each painting are very intentional relationships.  Often, these colors are brought explicitly to the viewers’ attention through the title, as in
Black/Green #3
.

For more works, information, and videos visit these sites:

1. * Edith Baumann Website
2. Edith Baumann: Jazz Notes, ARTWEEK L.A. 
3. 2010 Art Exhibit at Barrett Gallery in Santa Monica (video)
4. Joan Quinn Interview of Edith Baumann (video)