Melinda Braathen b. 1985
Biography
In both her paintings and drawings, Braathen seamlessly transitions between elements of skillful figuration and expressively ambient abstraction. This blending of genres, traditions, and technique imbues her work with a unique sensibility that melds close observation of nature and human dynamics with theatricality and acute emotional attunement. Braathen’s work stills and materializes the flux of life’s constant becoming into a bodied abstraction of meditative paint swirled in masterful grooves of balanced coloration.
The artist lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.
Works
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Melinda BraathenThe way they formed brief churches over the table as he searched for the right words, 2021Oil on canvas60 x 80 in
152.4 x 203.2 cm -
Melinda BraathenSkogen, 2021Oil on canvas60 x 80 in
152.4 x 203.2 cm -
Melinda BraathenSubtle Shifts, 2022Oil on canvas60 x 60 in
152.4 x 152.4 cm -
Melinda BraathenMornings that remember sunsets, 2022Oil on canvas60 x 60 in
152.4 x 152.4 cm -
Melinda BraathenReflections, 2022Oil on canvas60 x 48 in
152.4 x 121.9 cm -
Melinda BraathenAn Opening, 2022Oil on canvas30 x 30 in
76.2 x 76.2 cm -
Melinda BraathenSome sweetness or sharpness in the air (After Tarkovsky’s Stalker), 2021Oil on canvas48 x 64 in
121.9 x 162.6 cm -
Melinda BraathenIn time, In tempo (After Tarkovsky’s Stalker), 2021Oil and acrylic on canvas36 x 48 in
91.4 x 121.9 cm -
Melinda BraathenIt comes as a quiet voice, 2022Oil on canvas48 x 38 1/2 in
121.9 x 97.8 cm -
Melinda BraathenCarmen, 2022Oil on canvas43 x 35 1/2 in
109.2 x 90.2 cm -
Melinda BraathenA Conversation with Amy Mackay, 2020Oil on canvas20 x 16 in
50.8 x 40.6 cm -
Melinda BraathenAn Opening, 2020Oil on canvas20 x 16 in
50.8 x 40.6 cm -
Melinda BraathenA Shift, 2020Oil on canvas20 x 16 in
50.8 x 40.6 cm -
Melinda BraathenA Difference in Touch, 2021Oil on canvas32 1/2 x 24 in
82.5 x 61 cm -
Melinda BraathenSympathetic, 2021Oil on canvas60 1/8 x 44 1/4 in
152.5 x 112.5 cm -
Melinda BraathenTime as Parent to Presence, 2020Oil on canvas24 x 20 in
61 x 50.8 cm -
Melinda BraathenThoughts Make Their Own Distinct Shapes, 2020Oil on canvas48 x 36 in
121.9 x 91.4 cm -
Melinda BraathenV. Woolf, A Column of Spray, 2020Oil on canvas30 x 26 in
76.2 x 66 cm -
Melinda BraathenHer Passing, 2019Oil on Canvas60 x 48 in
152.4 x 121.9 cm -
Melinda BraathenA Conversation, 2019Oil on Canvas60 x 48 in
152.4 x 121.9 cm -
Melinda BraathenAfter Tarkovsky’s Stalker, 2019Oil on Canvas26 x 30 in
66 x 76.2 cm -
Melinda BraathenA Difference in Touch 1, 2021Pencil color on paperPaper: 21 1/4 x 15 3/4 in (54 x 40 cm)
Framed: 24 1/8 x 18 3/4 in (61 x 47.5 cm)
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Melinda BraathenSympathetic 1, 2021Pencil color on paperPaper: 21 1/4 x 15 3/4 in (54 x 40 cm)
Framed: 24 1/8 x 18 1/2 in (61 x 47 cm)
Exhibitions
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Melinda Braathen
Currents 26 Mar - 30 Apr 2022Baert Gallery is pleased to present Currents, an exhibition of new works by Melinda Braathen. In both her paintings and drawings, Braathen seamlessly transitions between elements of skillful figuration and...Read more -
SUMMER GROUP EXHIBITION
Melinda Braathen, Paolo Colombo, Pam Evelyn, Reuben Gordon, Iliodora Margellos, Francesca Mollett, Jebila Okongwu and Sophie Wahlquist 24 Jul - 18 Sep 2021Baert Gallery is pleased to present a Summer Group Exhibition featuring Melinda Braathen, Paolo Colombo, Pam Evelyn, Reuben Gordon, Iliodora Margellos, Francesca Mollett, Jebila Okongwu and Sophie Wahlquist. This group...Read more -
UNTITLED, ART MIAMI BEACH OVR 2020 | IRL
Melinda Braathen, Reuben Gordon, Sophie Wahlquist 30 Nov - 12 Dec 2020Read more -
Works on Paper
Melinda Braathen, Paolo Colombo, Francesca Gabbiani, Reuben Gordon, Dene Leigh, Daniel Silva, Sophie Wahlquist 8 Feb - 28 Mar 2020Read more -
Color is an Act of Reason
Jasmin Blasco, Melinda Braathen, Francesca Gabbiani, Reuben Gordon, Amy MacKay, Iliodora Margellos, Jebila Okongwu 3 Aug - 14 Sep 2019Read more
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