Sarah Slavick

Currently, her paintings contain hundreds of pieces of wood of various heights, widths, and lengths. Each piece represents a separate entity but is linked with its surrounding neighbors by various systematic rules and decisions. The small singular elements of the multi-paneled pieces are meant to exist in equal strength to the whole. In effect, nothing is disconnected from the whole. The individual cannot exist without the support of the whole; but, nevertheless, it remains distinctly unique. The singular elements ultimately change in form and substance by building into something greater than themselves. A transmutation occurs from part to the whole.

Sarah Slavick teaches at the Art Institute of Boston and exhibits her work at Miller-Block Gallery.