The Los Angeles artist AustynWeiner sat down with us to discuss her process, abstract expressionism, getting engaged, and why so many artists are alcoholics.
to discuss her process, abstract expressionism, getting engaged, and why so many artists are alcoholics.AUSTYN WEINER: I’m from Miami. I went to the University of Michigan for a bit and lived in Tel Aviv, where I studied film. Then I moved to New York, where I attended Parsons. I lived in New York for four years and then moved to Los Angeles. There were bits of painting here and there throughout, but I started seriously painting when I got to L.A.
works and determine where I feel like things are. You have to be really brave in the studio to make any progress, and I’m not always brave. There are days I walk in circles,Usually, though, I’ll pick one work to focus on and I’ll mix up a big tub of oil paint and I’ll start going at it. By the end of the day, that color will end up on most of the works in the studio.WEINER: I do. My practice scales up or down depending on the physical space I’m in.
LEAV: You seem to oscillate between figuration and abstraction, perhaps getting more abstract as of late? LEAV: Your work has a visible copy-and-paste or Photoshop clone-stamp feel. Kidney bean-shaped forms look almost copy-and-pasted throughout the canvas.
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