Land scape Special Edition CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW Beki Borman: I would very much agree with Doig on that point. Whether realistic or abstract, all art is made through the filters of our minds. I think that all art is inherently and abstraction, it’s just a matter of degree and intention. Some of your works — as the interesting New Mexico — are marked out with large dimension that provide your spectatorship with suchimmersive visual experience: how do the dimensions of your pieces affect your workflow? Beki Borman: Scale has been a constant question for me. I love the power of a large, immersive canvas to transport us to a world that humbles us. Horizon lines and the distance between us and them are very important to how my work describes the viewer’s sense of place. That being said, I also make many small works. I love the contrast the small works provide with intimacy, subtlety, and simplicity. They are like peeking through a small window rather than standing on a cliff. As you have remarked in your artist's statement, your interest is not in recreating the scene but rather in learning from its aesthetic. How do your memories and youreveryday life's experiencefuel your creative process? Plains, Acrylic on canvas, 24” x 35.5” Beki Borman: I grew up and still reside in America’s Midwest. My experience is Great Lakes. The lakes and plains provide endless plains, changing seasons, and the many vast distant views of the horizon.