This exhibition, titled PAST IS PRESENT, mirrors how my current work has been influenced by my earlier explorations. It has been inspiring and yet at times disturbing to see how many internal and external struggles remain the same. This curated collection is selected from two bodies of work: “The Y-Con Series” (1983-1989) defined me as an abstract artist discovering my own mark-making, iconography, and color palette. The second, “Peering Through” (2007-2013), is a set of ocular observations created daily during this period.

These works on paper are a record of experience and emotion – a revelation of the time-honored process of self-exploration and how it reveals hidden forms and connective energy. The geometric planes in my compositions of flat-layered surfaces suggest extraterrestrial spaces and biomorphic forms, as well as reflect a visual key to delving into my own life experiences and how I have come to be shaped by them. Revisiting the history of these pieces reminds me of what has been discovered, how these concepts evolved, what may have been lost over time and what is yet to be found.
–Mary Admasian

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