Simple Shapes: Art by Erin MacKeen
Uncertain (it's okay), acrylic on raw canvas
Erin MacKeen is a Toronto-based painter and artist who works in a bright style of geometric abstraction. Erin’s paintings lend personality to simple shapes, and the artist has recently been branching out into installation and works on paper.
This is a picture of my soul, acrylic on raw canvas
I adore Erin’s painting style. She tends to create her works on canvases, each centering on a large figure, usually a slightly rounded polygon with colored lines intersecting it. The artist treats her geometric shapes like figures, with the bright colors seeming almost to denote different personality traits. The large, vaguely bulbous shapes are contrasted with sharp, narrow lines to create great visual interest.
Erin's gallery of installation works
Erin’s portfolio also offers up a gallery of her installation works. Most of these recent works are paper-based constructions, such as folded paper cubes. What might seem like a relatively basic project becomes a fascinating conceptual exploration as Erin experiments with different forms and interpretations for these very simple, accessible constructions.
