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"Contemplation Blue" Erica Hauser, 2023
Acrylic on canvas, 36" H x 48" W

10 Exhibitions to see in Upstate New York, December 2024
”Taking inspiration from artists such as Ellsworth Kelly and designers such as Sonia Delaunay and bolstered by her experience as a seasonal wood stacker for her father’s firewood business, Erica Hauser’s paintings are an exquisite exercise in pattern and placement. No Ordinary Blue at Robin Rice Gallery in Hudson presents a series of recent hard-edged works that extol the moodiness of blue. Employing universal shapes as her main characters and referencing song lyrics for titles, Hauser teases out a dramatic storyline. In “Rivertown Blue II” (all works 2024), several plump circles in shades of white, gray, and blue stack up one on top of the other against a cobalt backdrop. “No Ordinary Blue II” features two white forms that gracefully connect while a rich Yves Klein-inspired blue surrounds their moment of meeting. Her vibrant “Jukebox Blues” features a symphony of forms that vibrate with excitement, as if boogying to a beat that lifts us along as it goes.”
-Taliesin Thomas