art at axom home
At Axom Home we are committed to supporting and promoting the visual arts scene in Rochester. Our goal is to make art accessible to the community by featuring fine art from regional & local artists in our dedicated space within Axom Home throughout the year.
This support results in 100% of our net proceeds from art sales going directly to the artist.
current event
Resonance
Paintings and mixed media by Artist
Paul Brandwein
August 29 – November 8, 2025
Artist Talk
Saturday, November 1, 2025 5pm – 7pm
Beneath the Surface | Acrylic on paper | 24″ x 30″
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Resonance & the Artist
Artist Statement
Pathways | Acrylic on paper | 11″ x 14″
When you’re in the studio painting, there are a lot of people in there with you – your teachers, friends, painters from history, critics… and one by one if you’re really painting, they walk out.
And if you’re really painting YOU walk out. Philp Guston
When making my artwork I am constantly struggling to achieve this state. I sketch frequently to develop ideas for new work. But most of my work reflects a dance between intention and discovery. I keep experimenting with the materials to find more “Ah Hah!” moments.
The first time I started misting paint over the horizontal surface of a painting was one of those magical moments. The fascinating textures and subtle changes of colors reflected the images of growth and change that I see in nature, from the incredibly tiny to the impossibly vast.
As luscious as the initial fields of textures and colors are, I resist the urge to leave them that way; I need to create some movement or excitement. I use image editing computer programs to play with initial images of the new work. With ideas for where I want to take the piece, I head back down to the studio to start defining the work. I continue photographing each stage and walking the tightrope between control and abandon.
A lifetime of observing nature leads me to work with biomorphic forms. The images that arise are usually ambiguous.
I hope you enjoy allowing your mind to play as you experience this work as much as I did in creating it.
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