Through a wide selection of paintings and assemblages drawn from the artist's collection, this 30-year survey exhibition illustrates the art of Phyllis Bramson including examples of her most recent "scroll series." Her use of lush colors, kitsch references and erotic overtones wholeheartedly embrace the decorative to draw the viewer ever further into her layered stories and continuous threads.
Thoughtful, well-informed, aware of the latest trends and philosophies, Bramson passionately paints from her center, so uniquely shaped by her formative years among her parents' collections of Asian female figurines and assorted objects, sometimes unmatched decor and a nude figured ash tray that she both admired and was embarrassed by. Her works employ narration but also engage in abstract and collage techniques, blending self-described inspiration from Chinese Pleasure Gardens, Indian miniatures, Fragonard, Boucher and Henry Darger. Containing social commentary, political analysis and feminist critique, the depictions of imaginary miniaturized worlds remain playful and beguiling.1
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