Helen S.Cohen…
Helen Cohen, is an Abstract Expressionist, known for her lush canvases, and the emotive gestures of her paintings. In her works, she explores with a rare mastery of nuances the expressive potential of color contrasts and modulations.
On a large or small scale, she conveyed the impression of an emotional pictorial space and an unprecedented luminosity.
G.Marti
“In my paintings I explore the idea of “sense of place” and all its myriad layers of meaning. What has evolved is a kind of mapping or cartography of experience that has both geographic and psychological dimensions to it, working with metaphors that hold emotional meaning for me — horizons, openings and portals, bridges and border crossings; nests, bowls and vessels.
My work as a painter has evolved alongside two other central aspects of my life: my work as a documentary filmmaker and my experience as the mother of a child with a developmental disability. As a filmmaker, I’ve explored different approaches to visual story telling that have influenced my more abstract work as a painter. As a mom, I’ve been immersed in the world of non-verbal learning and communication, fascinated by the mysterious process of language acquisition and the ways in which language informs intelligence, perception, and meaning.”
