RECENT EXHIBITIONS

Diane Ayott: Beyond Measure
The Gallery at Barrington Center
for the Arts, Gordon College,
Wenham, MA

"Ayott's exceptional skill as a colorist is evident in the gorgeous painting Floater; the dazzling peacock blue and orange creates a jewel-like opulence reminiscent of the geometric abstractions of Gustav Klimt."

— Susan Mulski
Art New England, Nov/Dec 2010

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Diction:
New Work by Diane Ayott, 2010
Kathryn Markel Fine Arts
New York, NY

"Ayott’s lines and marks come into focus as we near and the penmanship takes on a precision. But Ayott’s precision avoids rigidity and is often a loosely applied geometry as evidenced in her method of patterning. There is a sense that the work is both a study and a doodle, serious and curious; a habit that enjoys fleshing out the meaning by writing it out over and over again. As viewers we read the results, the surface, the play of line, color and the again and again."

— Kathryn Markel
Kathryn Markel Fine Arts
New York, NY

Boston Color, 2008
Kathryn Markel Fine Arts
New York, NY

"Diane Ayott uses marks and stamps in patterns over the entire picture plane to create eccentric, slightly skewed compositions that radiate a fierce energy. Layers of riotous color form what she says is an “accumulation of thought” and create strong spatial depth. Because the marks she makes are so thick, they create a physicality that further enhances the sense of being lost in color space. The meditative, sensual pleasure Ayott has in making these is palpable."

— Kathryn Markel
Kathryn Markel Fine Arts
New York, NY

 

Moment to Moment, 2006
Danforth Museum
Framingham, MA


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"We are held not only by the perfection of surface, but also by the sheer ability of these paintings to speak. In much the same way that a child will become delighted with one sound, Ayott can fall in love with a single shape, which she then repeats with various levels of intensity... Ayott is capable of telling a number of stories that involve careful looking, each of which can be privately embraced and then retold by the viewer."

—Katherine French
Director, Danforth Museum

Defining Surface, 2005
Hallspace
Boston, MA


Installation view

By Arrangement, 2005
Concord Art Association, Concord, MA
Jane Deering Gallery, Gloucester, MA

Diane's work is included in:

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