2022 Catalogue Archive

The densely painted, hard-edged technique used by New York artist Emily Furr plays to the dueling elements within her work, soft and divine against man-made and rigid. Drawing from Pop Art, Precisionism, and Surrealism, Furr presents sensuously painted machines, inflecting richness and character while maintaining a signature perfectionism in each brushstroke. Here, two planes dive towards the bottom of the frame. Their reduced geometry recalls American advertising of the 20^th century yet there is an unmistakable playfulness in Furr’s emphasis on the curved plane wings and red nose of each plane. The positioning of the aircrafts imbues the pair with a kinship, even though the title, Kamikaze Swansong, suggests their imminent demise. A graduate of Hunter College, Furr opened her first museum solo exhibition at the SCAD Museum and has exhibited nationally.