My work is a metaphoric investigation of the order in the disequilibrium of nature, of the beauty and tranquility within the frenzy of matter coming apart. While the work remains abstract, it alludes to something you think you have seen in the physical world but in fact, have not.

The Constructed Drawing Series are made from dozens of layers of torn black and white archival tape on paper. The tape allows for a fluidity of line and shape and a material presence that emphasizes the visceral nature of surface and the contoured edge. I try to capture the moment when the shape is morphing or shifting into another, struggling to hold the center still when the forces of nature prove too great.

Debra Weisberg

Debra Weisberg's work is on view at the Brickbottom Lobby from now through Feb 10 for Brickbottom Celebrates MacDowell Colony. Opening reception Sunday, January 21, 4-7pm