Spectrum was done during quarantine and COVID-19 times. The painting depicts a take on an abstracted sunset with all its hues and tones. The painting is symbolic and metaphoric of a changing and challenging time where an escape to art seems to bring back much needed peace.

In these paintings artist Vian Borchert’s aim was to create artwork that evoke the feelings of happiness and rejuvenation achieved through the love for nature and its abundant beauty and endless bounty that it bestows upon humanity.

I believe some elements or approaches have changed here and there. Yet, the feverish and energetic approach to painting has always been with me since the start. I call it the art spirit taking over my body to create the work.

In these paintings artist Vian Borchert's aim was to create artwork that evoke the feelings of happiness and rejuvenation achieved through the love for nature and its abundant beauty and endless bounty that it bestows upon humanity."

"In this series, the internationally acclaimed abstract expressionist artist pays homage to the beauty of lavender fields, which inspired her to create something uniquely new. "

In these brand new paintings created especially for this exhibition, Vian dives into the color purple with all its hues.

Vian Borchert is an expressionist artist largely known for her abstract paintings inspired by Mother Nature. The artist has always been an avid lover of nature and all plants, especially lavender. This appealing strong-scented plant from the Mediterranean has a unique ability to bring back a sense of peace and calmness.

For this exhibition, Vian Borchert wanted to create paintings that evoke feelings of happiness. Rejuvenation achieved through love for nature. The abundant beauty and endless bounty it bestows on mankind.

Vian Borchert is an established artist who has exhibited in group and solo exhibitions within the US and internationally

Vian Borchert’s 2021 suite of black-and-white paintings–from top to bottom, Counter Ceiling, Buildings, Windy City, Rooftop Dreams–present urban scenes in black on a white background. Urban structures–right-angled building forms–are partially rendered, creating a language of nearly visionary architecture. Sometimes, in small passages in parts of paintings, something free-flowing and abstract, not unlike the effects of a Franz Kline work, emerges. These works capture the spirit of urban life in memorable ways. When an artist like Borchert calls upon what she actually sees, she also has a habit of making it a bit more dramatic than life. The results are, as the title of the show says, “singular.”

Escapism is the tendency to seek distraction and relief from unpleasant realities, especially by seeking entertainment or engaging in fantasy.

Through my artistic journey, it becomes clear to me that it is through art I have found the greatest escape!

Most of the abstract expressionist artist’s work comes from art produced during the lockdown at the start of the pandemic. "Given our harsh reality, I became, in a sense, an escape artist, to escape into my own creation,” Borchert says of the start of the pandemic.

"Vian considers her expressionistic abstract art as visual poems. V. Borchert exhibits in noted galleries in major cities such as NYC, LA, Berlin, Rome, Washington DC."

The ISSUE07 features international artists who embody in their work a spirit of inspired forward-thinking.

Art enriches our contemporary culture by offering refuge, preservation and reflection on the current contemporary events that our global village faces in its present time.

Influenced by the feelings of being out at sea, this abstract painting by Vian Borchert gives us the blues in the very best way.