Detail, Brian Rattiner, Snow Day, 2021, high flow acrylic, fluid acrylic, and salt on muslin, 57 x 69 in. (144.8 x 175.3 cm)
Brian Rattiner creates abstract paintings that depict the memories and sensations of a place. To free himself from concepts and preconceived ideas, Rattiner drips paint onto the canvas to determine the composition of a painting. He then works quickly, often completing a work in a single sitting. The finished works are gestural landscapes that convey the visceral experience of a place, rather than describing its likeness.