Sigrid Calon
That’s what fascinates me, the power of forms and color. Maybe that’s the power of abstraction. It’s no illustration, it is not figurative, it’s not an expression of an emotion. It’s on itself.
Sigrid Calon via Impose Magazine, 2014
In Sigrid Calon’s (1969, the Netherlands) book To the extend of / \ | & - (2012), playfulness and analysis perfectly overlap, proving to be inextricably linked to one another. Starting from a basic embroidery grid and a few elementary rules the artist dissects line and color, employing them to reveal the astonishing abundance which may be born from such simple beginnings; a book filled with the spirit of discovery and cheerful beauty.
