To make art with all the questions answered deprives the viewer of the
joy of participating in the act of creation. Exploring the fragility of
our connection to each other: the ambiguous, misunderstood spaces
between people, is the reason I make art. The primary subject of my
work is the existential condition. I use abstracted forms to explore
the movement between kinship and our ultimate alone-ness. The choices I
make in creating each painting; exploring the border between figuration
and abstraction, serve an emotive, intuitive function: to saturate the
painting with feeling. I want the viewer to feel unsure, pulled into
the paintings surface and left with questions.
My work is informed by the desire to "transform the mistake." I re-use
old canvases, actively damaging the surface to give each a history. I
seek to express a more authentic concept of beauty while striving to
make paintings which retain an evocation of mystery.
BIO Georgianne
Fastaia was born in Brooklyn, New York, In 1964. She graduated Magna
Cum Laude from San Francisco State University in 1988 with a degree in
Creative Writing. Self-taught, she began painting in 2001. Her mother,
Jackie Fastaia is her inspiration. A high school art teacher, she
encouraged her children to follow their passion and to take art
seriously. Georgianne is able to support her latest creation,her
daughter, Sophie,through her work.