Bernice Taplitz
METROPOLIS: A CITY LIVES
I have never gotten over the feeling of awe and excitement when, many years ago, I moved to Manhattan from Boston. The height of the buildings and the ever-changing skyline amazed me.
In my current work, I have tried to convey the feeling of rush and excitement of an individual place, a city, a town or a street. I find that each place has a unique vibration in terms of color and motion. I work rapidly to capture this impression on paper and occaisionally on canvas.
Using Gouache, black ink and oil pastel on paper, I work and rework each piece until I am satisfied that I have captured the mood of a particular site. I find that layering the materials that I work with allows me the most freedom of expression. This holds true whether I’m working on paper or with acrylic on canvas.
- Bernice Taplitz
