Unprecedented Moments by Nancy Brandsma

“My work is a careful study of bodily movement and human thought. Every day, countless beautiful thoughts and ideas pass through our consciousness without ever being captured or recorded. The same can be said for every little movement of our bodies. We often judge ourselves for the things we say and do in front of others, but we fail to pay attention to the myriad of tiny, yet remarkable, moments we experience in private every day.

My work is the result of pure and instinctive authenticity, it is never determined in advance and is always completed in a single session. Each mark I carve on my canvas is a living testimony of the precise moment etched in the paint. The works are mostly monochrome, in an attempt to conceal the myriad thoughts that control my mind and soul at any given moment. Having struggled with attention deficit disorder for most of my life, I have come to realize that it is fantastic to be different and that our essence should be captured as a sublime landscape.

The proposed exhibition project brings together the works that have captured my daily authenticity throughout these last years. The viewer will have the opportunity to reflect and question his or her own experience by creating points of convergence with the works.” – Nancy Brandsma