Claudia Meyer: A “light opera” in the Manhattan Beach Arts Center
“La Marrée,” artwork by Claudia Meyer. 60”x144”Into the light, out of the light Recent work by Claudia Meyer opens Friday in Manhattan Beach Artwork that’s singularly compelling dares us to try and box it in with verbal or written descriptions, and this must often be the case with the creations of Swiss-born Claudia Meyer, whose solo show, “ImmersiO,” presented by Homeira Goldstein and TIME4ART, opens tomorrow at the Manhattan Beach Art Center. In general, someone can pick up a paintbrush and, after a few attempts, produce a plausible interpretation of a sunset glimmering on scalloped waves. More often than not, there’s no real desire to push oneself beyond that, let alone an idea of how to advance and improve. That’s somewhat of a contrived example, but it underlines three things about Meyer, the first being that she uses the latest tools and implements, and the second being that she doesn’t settle for the status quo. The third is that she’s not following someone else’s path; she’s making her own as she goes along. Furthermore, there’s an urgency in her artistic exploration, and a ceaseless striving to evolve (a favorite word of hers) and to refine. When she reaches a new level…
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