SHILO RATNER ARTIST STATEMENT

Artist Statement

My practice is grounded in the exploration of balance, finding calm and clarity within the complexity of contemporary life. Working through geometric abstraction and layered color, I create compositions that merge structure with spontaneity, reflecting the dynamic tension between order and freedom. Each painting is built through a considered process of layering, adjustment, and refinement. This approach allows intuitive decisions to coexist with formal control, resulting in work that feels both deliberate and alive. Color serves as an anchor, conveying energy, emotion, and a sense of equilibrium.

I create paintings that cultivate an acute awareness and a centered, meditative engagement with our daily surroundings through a refined geometric abstract visual language. Often anchored by a horizon line as a point of reference, my paintings evolve through opaque and translucent layers of acrylic on canvas. The precise execution and interwoven networks of lines and forms reflect the constricted stillness of our contemporary experience.

Through the spatial organization of architectural and natural landscapes, I aim to heighten perceptual awareness and engage the viewer in a contemplative dialogue. While my work can be read as geometric abstract landscape painting, I intend for the intensity of each composition to command sustained attention, inviting a centered and focused vision amid the chaos of modern life.