Details
Gouache and Acrylic on Panel, 2017, 45″ diameter
Hatch is a large circular painting that asks what happens when order and chaos meet. Artist Adrienne Allebe began by layering sharp, masked triangles across the surface, then poured paint freely to create organic drips that cut against the hard edges. Beneath it all lies another painting entirely, one whose colors and energy still echo through. The result feels like something breaking open: geometric patterns cracking under pressure, or a surface being pushed through from below. Working on the Central Coast, Allebe draws on the natural world to explore how we find meaning in shapes and forms. She is inspired by many things: natural processes like erosion, melting, and flooding, the visual language of science fiction, light, color, and space, and longstanding human fascinations with the supernatural, sacred geometry, and ancient spiritual practice.
Does the painting feel more like something erupting or something falling apart? Do the colors or shapes evoke anything in particular in you?
About the Artist: Adrienne Allebe holds a BA in Painting from the University of California, Santa Barbara and an MFA in Illustration from California State University, Long Beach. She currently teaches Design, Color Theory, Drawing, and Ancient Art History at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria, California. Her work is rooted in the Central Coast landscape and draws on sources ranging from microscopic biology to vintage science fiction imagery.