Publisher's Synopsis
"In 1980, an exasperated Susan Roth threw down pieces of a canvas that she was collaging into painting, leaving the strips abandoned on her studio floor. When she returned later, she inspected the trashed piece with new eyes. The piles had new dimension and the layers simultaneously hid and revealed surfaces, clumps forcing shape to be organic and less architectonic, suggesting potentials for a powerfully expressive form. This represented an aesthetic that would guide her work since. The 21 paintings featured in the Luther W. Brady Art Gallery's newest exhibition embrace the blend of vibrancy and structure that Ms. Roth unlocked durnig that paroxysm in 1980. Since then, the artist has introduced steel into her work, adding an industrial quality that critics have referred to as 'Susan Roth's Toughness'. 'Form, Frame, fold' marks Ms. Roth's first solo show in 24 years.".
