About the artwork
Meredith Pardue expresses herself on the canvas using the abstract language of form, color, and line to create compositions independent from visual references in our world. Departing from reality in depiction of imagery, bearing no trace or any reference to anything recognizable, the artist manages to convey herself in a way that is understandable by the audience. Her compositions communicate messages that can't be translated in worlds but in emotions. Meredith Pardue's paintings convey sensations of serenity, calmness, and even joy. Quiet but not speechless, her creation invites the viewer to challenge their habits of exchanging by words and to look at the art instead to communicate.
About the artist
Meredith Pardue was born in Monroe, Louisiana in 1975. An abstract artist, Pardue earned her MFA. from Parsons School of Design in New York and a BFA. from the Savannah College of Art and Design. She currently lives and work in Austin, TX. Her work has been exhibited and collected worldwide, published in Architectural Digest, Dwell, New American Paintings and Austin Monthly Home. Her work is included in the corporate collections of J. Crew Corporate Headquarters, Genstar Capital, The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, Oceania Cruise Lines, Scott and White Children's Hospital and the Savannah College of Art and Design. She combines the random action of painting with controlled, deliberate mark-making to describe each form in her work, which often appears plant-like in structure. The canvases are composed of organic forms that are similar to and possibly even derivative of those found in nature. But ultimately, the paintings are a visual record of an unplanned dialogue between herself and a blank canvas. Together, the marks and forms create a visual language that reads as something unique to each viewer.