the ef•fi•ca•cy of color
Janis Anton
The Kiss, Janis Anton, watercolor on paper, 30" x 22”.
August 12–September 30, 2022
/ˈefəkəsē/
noun FORMAL
noun: efficacy 1. the ability to produce a desired or intended result.
Janis Anton’s lush paintings are entwined with a narrative and emotive colors that ask for an immediate joyful response. The colors are a catalyst of emotion, are delight to the eye, and beg for your attention. The colors in the paintings are a mode of amplification: color is the invitation, the insistence that you respond. The romantic naturalism and botanical reference in the paintings tell a story or a myth connecting the viewer with questions about memory or a story they already know. The series come from magical gardens of imagination asking to you explore their landscape.