Statement
I use the figure to describe the cultural movements that influence our perceptions and behavior. I enjoy studying how people
form groups and how small gestures reveal people’s inner thoughts. My work is done in two layers. The first layer is the portrait,
the appearance of the person. Over this surface, I then add a layer of small iconic shapes to reflect my interpretation of the
subject. These shapes can reflect the subject’s interests, where they are going, or a compelling characteristic. I separate the way
a person looks from how I view them in order to explore the distance we have to overcome when interacting with one another.
Looking at the subject is like meeting a person in that the viewer is forced draw immediate conclusions about the subject based
on relatively little information.
Bio:
After receiving her BA from Reed College, Rine Boyer moved to Chicago and currently works out of her studio in Bridgeport’s
Zhou B Art Center. She is an active member of the ARC Gallery art cooperative and regularly participates in local shows, her
most recent being solo exhibitions at Old Town Art Center and ARC Gallery. Recognition of her work includes an honorable
mention at the Rockford Midwestern juried exhibition held at the Rockford Art Museum and reviews in Newcity, Gaper’s Block
and SOBS.org.
“Her art has a distinctly unpretentious Midwestern flavor – one might even say it is a Chicago flavor in that the people she
paints have a casualness of bearing, the feeling of being unaware of how they look in other people’s eyes.”
Robert Kameczura, SOBS.org
“Many [figures] seem to be shrinking into the bottom corners of wood panels…or pushing against the edges of their frames,
which in combination with the noisiness of the patters and sometimes unfinished nature of the drawings make the subjects
appear deeply vulnerable and the series surprising touching.”
Monica Westin, Newcity Art review of the Animal Series
“The images are humorous, thoughtful, and refreshingly unpretentious.”
Anna Fixsen, Chicago Weekly
I use the figure to describe the cultural movements that influence our perceptions and behavior. I enjoy studying how people
form groups and how small gestures reveal people’s inner thoughts. My work is done in two layers. The first layer is the portrait,
the appearance of the person. Over this surface, I then add a layer of small iconic shapes to reflect my interpretation of the
subject. These shapes can reflect the subject’s interests, where they are going, or a compelling characteristic. I separate the way
a person looks from how I view them in order to explore the distance we have to overcome when interacting with one another.
Looking at the subject is like meeting a person in that the viewer is forced draw immediate conclusions about the subject based
on relatively little information.
Bio:
After receiving her BA from Reed College, Rine Boyer moved to Chicago and currently works out of her studio in Bridgeport’s
Zhou B Art Center. She is an active member of the ARC Gallery art cooperative and regularly participates in local shows, her
most recent being solo exhibitions at Old Town Art Center and ARC Gallery. Recognition of her work includes an honorable
mention at the Rockford Midwestern juried exhibition held at the Rockford Art Museum and reviews in Newcity, Gaper’s Block
and SOBS.org.
“Her art has a distinctly unpretentious Midwestern flavor – one might even say it is a Chicago flavor in that the people she
paints have a casualness of bearing, the feeling of being unaware of how they look in other people’s eyes.”
Robert Kameczura, SOBS.org
“Many [figures] seem to be shrinking into the bottom corners of wood panels…or pushing against the edges of their frames,
which in combination with the noisiness of the patters and sometimes unfinished nature of the drawings make the subjects
appear deeply vulnerable and the series surprising touching.”
Monica Westin, Newcity Art review of the Animal Series
“The images are humorous, thoughtful, and refreshingly unpretentious.”
Anna Fixsen, Chicago Weekly
Artist Statement