"This piece is inspired by a pattern called the Area Under the Curve (or AUC, such as in the study of pharmacology, physics, math, computational models, finances, etc.). It was painted with acrylics, acrylic polymer media, and acrylic inks on cradled board. I used paint additives, so that when they were brushed onto the canvas, the pigment would pool into the brush marks. In some areas, I used heat to force the liquid-pigment into some of the other (nonlinear) shapes. I wanted this painting to represent how we all have worked through unusual experiences in the last couple of years (supply strain, financial changes, Covid-19, and other strange, unforeseen events!). At first, I wasn’t sure how to express this in a physical art form. Pulled by changes to our routines, we have pushed ourselves in response to a need of certainty in some form or another. In the midst of it all, I witnessed how we all operate in the area under the curve, or even, somewhere outside of it. This ‘curve’ has been turned on its side literally and figuratively. From that, this piece was inspired. It represents perseverance, resilience, and experimentation."

- Suzanne Hellums

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