Nancy Charak displays watercolors this July at Wishbone Restaurant, 3300 N. Lincoln (at School), Chicago. Nancy makes watercolors, paintings and drawings in a studio in Roscoe Village, lives in Lakeview and is a lifelong Chicagoan.
My function as an artist is not to tell the truth — it is to captivate viewers for as long as I can hold their attention. It is not necessary for the artwork to be any more than what it is. What is necessary is for the art to flow from inside and to allow the paintings and drawings to spring from my entire set of experiences and sensibilities as an artist.My current favorite giants, to name just the women, are Agnes Martin and Joan Mitchell for the purity of their thought and action on the canvas as well as Linda Karshan, Sandra Blow, Vija Celmins, and Katherina Grosse. Whether what they do is lyrical, expository or just plain brash, to my way of thinking they are all pure abstract expressionists who make marks, lines, shapes, colors on paper, canvas, even buildings, and say to us, “ here look at this, make of it what you will.
A prolific artist and arts blogger, your can see and read more about Nancy’s work on her website and blog.
Wishbone is located at 3300 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago.