“A George Singer painting feels fresh and inventive, bold but not overworked”
I approach painting as a non-verbal, open form of expression, into which I can enter - as one might enter into a meditation, where there is only a vocabulary of color, shape and texture.” — AE
George Singer is a self-taught artist who paints in his East Hampton, NY studio. His work has been shown in New York at Guild Hall, folioeast and Ashawagh Hall in East Hampton, Illes Arts in Amagansett, The National Arts Club on Gramercy Park in Manhattan and the Sara Nightengale Gallery in Sag Harbor. He has also shown online with Serina & Lily.
George Singer by Jaime Lopez
ARTIST'S CAROUSEL
rotating exhibit of current & recently sold work
GEORGE SINGER speaks to folioeast’s COCO MYERS
CM/ WHAT MATERIALS DO YOU USE? WHAT APPEALS TO YOU ABOUT THOSE MATERIALS?
GS/ Acrylics. I like the variety of colors options, the versatility of textures and the ease of mixing. I also like that the fast-dry properties of Acrylics allows me to work quickly.
CM/ IS THERE AN ASPECT OF YOUR CREATIVE PROCESS THAT YOU FEEL IS PARTICULARLY UNIQUE TO YOU/ YOUR ART? THE PALETTE OR THE SHAPES OR FORMS YOU ARE DRAWN TO?
GS/ I feel like the simpler the composition the bigger the challenge. With simple forms, every stroke of the brush, every choice of color needs to be considered and worked and then reworked. While my attention to color and my palette are consistent among the work I produce, I am not married to a particular style of painting - which means each endeavor into the studio has an air of adventure where anything can happen.
CM/ WHAT IS IT ABOUT ABSTRACTION THAT APPEALS TO YOU?
GS/ I love the freedom to create shapes that have no context but engage the viewer to find meaning. By leaving the works open to interpretation, I believe a viewer is more fully engaged.
CM/ WHERE AND WHEN DO YOU DO YOUR MOST OF YOUR WORK?
GS/ I work in the art studio in my house. I tend to work most on weekends. I work late into the night on Fridays. Then get up early on Saturday to work and work and work until Sunday night.
CM/ WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO THE EAST END? AND WHEN?
GS/ I first came to the East End 22 years looking for a respite to the sounds and frenetic activity of the city. I came looking for balance. And I found it here.
CM/ DOES THIS AREA INFLUENCE YOUR WORK? HOW SO?
GS/ Being in nature creates a calm that allows for a meditative state that enables my creativity to flow in a way that it is unique.
CM/ DO YOU FEEL INSPIRED BY THE HISTORY OF ART ON THE EAST END?
GS/ Yes. The early artists’ colony founded in the East End still attracts established and emerging artists to the legacy that great art is created here. It is a legacy I am grateful and humbled to be a part of.
CM/ DO YOU OWN WORK BY EAST END ARTISTS? ARE THERE ANY ARTISTS YOU WOULD LOVE TO OWN?
GS/ I own works by Mary Heilmann, Vija Celmins, Stanley Whitney and Mark Perry. I would love to have more of all their pieces in my collection.