This was my final project for my Bowdoin Senior Studio class.
At night, darkness abstracts familiar spaces into patterns of shapes and light. The color and glow of windows as they appear to hang in the night sky, intrigues me. Complex environments become flat and geometric, yet the little that is revealed provides an intimate glimpse inside, to another world. Whether or not the people and spaces inside are visible, illuminated windows suggest human presence. Each glowing rectangle implies someone inside going about his or her own life, the specifics of which the viewer can only infer or imagine. Within darkness, glowing windows can evoke a sense of security, the feeling of having someone to come home to, the knowledge that someone else in the world is awake, or, of course, the power of being an invisible watcher. Windows are transitional spaces that pierce the division between the interior and exterior. They offer the illusion of access from the outside, but still act as barriers; they are both inviting and isolating at the same time. I enjoy the tension between the sense of warmth, voyeurism, and longing that this type of view creates, and I hope to elicit this mood and dynamic through my paintings.
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