KATHERINE MCMAHON
Habitat is a new weekly series that visits with artists in their workspaces.
This week’s studio: Tali Lennox’s, near the Brooklyn Navy Yard. “Intense Classical music… and the There Will Be Blood soundtrack by Jonny Greenwood…and Beach House,” Lennox responded, when asked what she’s been listening to while painting in her Brooklyn studio lately. Lennox recently had her first solo exhibition at Catherine Ahnell Gallery in New York and is now back to work in a new space continuing her “Bath Towel” series of paintings, which present women in their bathrooms. In the slide show below, she takes us around her studio.
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In one word, Lennox describes her studio as "Raw."
KATHERINE MCMAHON
"I'm most inspired when I feel a bit lonely."
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"When you're lonely you search for something to relate to, you strive to feel connected with your inner self, and within those moments your eyes are open to receive beauty and darkness."
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"I paint primarily with oils."
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"I love solitude—the lifestyle of a painter requires both solitude & connection."
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"Right now I'm working on a couple of different series, I want to dive deeper and keep exploring broader themes, currently I'm continuing the 'Bath Towel' series."
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"The 'Bath Towel' series is focused on the female relationship to oneself, and the private room of the bathroom where we deal with our bodies, our insecurities, our vanity, our intimacy."
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"I am always trying to understand myself and understand other people."
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"Without looking closely, I wouldn't be able to paint."
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"I want to look for the things we try to conceal."
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