“…The precision of naming takes away from the uniqueness of seeing.” -Pierre Bonnard

 

 

THE ART OF MARY LEA BRADLEY
 
“Superficially insignificant or accidental looking detail in
Art, may carry the most unconscious symbolism.” Anton
Ehrenzweig, The
Hidden Order of Art.
 
Mary Lea Bradley’s art is an authentic American aesthetic. Her
Subliminal imagery fleeting but suggestive. Rooted squarely
in
emotional abstraction
Her art is rewarded by repeated viewings and is
never static. The art engages and excites. Truth of meaning is
derived through hints of what is unexplainable and
unknowable.
Mary Lea’s art is mesmerizing, mysterious and awe inspiring. Her
art is
spirited and vibrant, a simple direct distillation of unconscious
imagery.
 
Bradley’s art is evocative and filled with lyrical exuberance
based on intuition and unmediated experience. Through the
intangible elements of light, movement and space, she creates
images
of uninhibited sensuality. Bradley peers beneath the looking-
glass
of consciousness where the depth of imagination has no
bounds. This
art is visionary, a psychic liberation.
 
A glowing transparent and saturated palette, shows Bradley a
master colorist. Her rich tonal balance is the perfect foil for this
intricate abstract art. This is abstraction through emotion, sensation
and feeling.
 
-Critique by Jack Smith
                                                                                                                     
                                               
 

TEXT AND IMAGES © 2013 MARY LEA BRADLEY, All RIGHTS RESERVED