In Sightseers Folklore, Amy Yoes painted intertwining decorative motifs in bold red ink directly on the walls of the sunroom. Inspiration for this project comes from a wide range of sources including Greco-Roman painted interiors, to 19th century Scandinavian folk traditions, to the marginalia of illuminated manuscripts. She chose to work in a monochromatic red to contrast the green foliage out the window and to draw attention to the individuality of each motif. “Architectural accretions” in each section appear to belong in the room, but act as devices to accentuate the composition’s dimensionality and draw the eye from the wall to the ceiling. In this project and in her paintings, she is fascinated by the irrepressible urge to create intertwining motifs that is universal to cultures throughout time. She sees this as a manifestation of our innate humanness, not only rooted in our expression but in our bodies, such as the vascular, muscle, and circulatory systems.

Amy Yoes recently created wall drawings for a solo exhibition at Michael Steinberg Fine Art, New York, NY and Solitude and Focus: MacDowell Colony Fellows at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT. Her work has also been exhibited at Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfiled Hills, MI; Hollins University, Roanoke, VA; and Gallery 321, Chicago, IL. She has received grants from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation and the New York Foundation for the Arts.

More information at www.amyyoes.com