The Shape of Memory

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Selected Work For Purchase, 2024

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“My work embodies a visual synthesis of stored memory. Personal recollections, both vivid and vague, build and decompose over time. Each piece, with its complex layered surface, elicits a visceral response, reshaping its own new history. “ LP

Lisa Pressman’s paintings are an exploration of memory, materiality, and transformation, where layers of history accumulate through an intuitive process. Working with encaustic, oil, cold wax, and mixed media, she scrapes, burns, and reworks surfaces, allowing each mark—whether buried or exposed—to hold the weight of experience. Her paintings evoke the passage of time, revealing the delicate balance between presence and absence.