Seren Morey
“My work represents unseen currents of energy and movement lying beneath the surface of our general perception, both microscopic and macroscopic in origin. Making this work is an effort to trace a path back to some unknown past or lost memories hidden deep in the subconscious. Most recently, the paintings have gone beyond references of biological/botanical morphology and evolved into paint creatures that are playful with a menacing edge, and might yet be found in some undiscovered fairytale world. I like the idea of creating “living” artifacts dug up from a distant place in the mind.”
Klaw, 2020, Ultralight, glass beads and dispersions on panel, 9 x 9 x 5 inches
Link, 2020, Ultralight, dispersions, glass beads and urethane on panel, 3.5 x 3.5 x 3 inches, Private Collection
Read this fantastic interview by Etty Yaniv with Seren Morey where she says “I am interested in how basic patterns repeat themselves in nature, particularly branching and spirals. The draw of the spiral is probably universal as we are all taking part in that movement at every moment, by standing on a rotating planet orbiting the sun within the rotating Milky Way. I was having visions of making paintings that were like a bed of roses.”
Phage I, 2020, Ultralight, dispersions, glass beads and urethane on panel, 8 x 8 x 5 inches
Rainforest Rings, 2020, Ultralight, dispersions, glass beads and urethane on panel, 14 x 10.5 x 4 inches
Seren Morey is a New York City based artist who makes sculptural paintings through extrusion, informed by quantum mechanics and fairy tales. Her biological/botanical hybrids reference the all encompassing universality of particle energy. Morey’s work has been shown recently with De Buck Gallery in NYC and France, LA Art Show, David & Schweitzer Contemporary NYC, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery NYC, Field Projects Gallery NYC and Anthony Philip Fine Art NYC. Her work has been acquired by multiple private and public collections including Angela Missoni, Middlebury College Museum of Art and Williamsburg Art and Historical Center. She has been reviewed by Robin Pogrebin, Barry Schwabsky and Helen A. Harrison of the New York Times. Morey received a BA from Bard College, NY and an MFA from Pratt Institute, NYC. She is a partner in Guerra Paint & Pigment Corp., a specialty resource store for artists.
To reach Seren or learn more about her work, see her instagram and website.