Ross Bleckner

Ross Bleckner is an American contemporary artist. His art is mostly non-objective, although birds play a significant role in many of his works. His work has been said to deal with change, loss, and memory, and often deals with issues concerning AIDS. Until recently, I had never heard of Bleckner, but having looked into his work I am truly impressed with what I’ve seen.

Bleckner’s non-objective work has an ethereal quality that imbues it with a sense of mystery and wonder. His use of spots of color that often bleed into the surrounding fields of color remind me of the interactions of different ceramic glazes with one another, something that combines my love of abstraction with my love of ceramics.

I think another reason that Bleckner’s work appeals to me so much because it reminds me a lot of the work of one of my greatest artistic influences: my mother.