Max Cole has for many years constructed her paintings from a series of parallel horizontal lines. Visually they lead outwards to infinite horizons, but they are married to a gentle sense of rising and falling, akin to the sensation of listening to polyphonic music. A close inspection reveals that these are certainly not ruler-drawn lines: they are full of slight hesitations, tiny variations of marks, handling, and pressure which, at a distance, lend the works their particular quivering stillness, their sense of mystery lying in wait. (see biography)
Arrowhead – 2006
acrylic on linen
173 x 203,5 cm
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Chuar – 1986
acrylic on canvas
132 x 234 cm
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Iroquois – 2006
acrylic on linen
132 x 157,5 cm
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North Face – 2006
acrylic on linen
132 x 157,5 cm
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Papyrus – 1999
acrylic on linen
132 x 157,5 cm
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Transvaal – 2006
acrylic on linen
173 x 203,5 cm
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Wisp – 2002
acrylic on linen
61 x 76 cm
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Wolf Trap – 2006
acrylic on linen
173 x 203,5 cm
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Max Cole in her Studio - March 2006
from left to right: Nankoweap, 1986 - Chuar, 1986 - Arabesque, 2001
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Max Cole - Delta II, 1982
FAI Fondo per l'Ambiente Italiano,
Panza di Biumo Collection.
Archivio Panza/Giorgio Colombo - Milano
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Images from the Max Cole's Studio, Ruby, New York
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