/Susan Zendzian
Susan Zendzian
Homage a ‘L’Invocation’ de Paul Gaugin
Tombow markers on bond paper
8″ x 10″
2020
I took a class called ‘Finding Your Style,’ and class participants looked at the painting styles of many famous artists. We were encouraged to choose a piece from one of these artists and ‘make it your own.’ I saw Gaugin’s ‘The Invocation’ and thought to myself that the figures in the painting could just as easily be cats, so that’s what I did. This piece has become one of my favorites amongst all of my artworks.
Susan Zendzian
Christmas on Hanna Road
Acrylic
24″ x 36″
2020
I’ve always been interested in objects – the well-used, worn and imperfect. I use my artwork as a way to explore the relationships between object and user. I see this as a way to bring importance and recognition to objects that have played an important role in our lives but are undervalued and would otherwise be forgotten, overlooked, or discarded. Most recently I’ve begun to focus on objects in peoples collections. Collecting is a basic human instinct and I am fascinated as why people choose to collect specific objects.