Land scape CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW LandEscape meets Beki Borman For me the landscape is the most accessible subject of the natural world. It has shaped our understanding of visual order. When I look at a landscape my mind instantly begins to evaluate its design. I lay out the big shapes, patterns of color, and areas of contrast. My interest is not in recreating the scene, but rather in learning from its aesthetic. I use a painting knife as my primary tool to create a textured surface that describes the vast color experience of a landscape from afar but up close supports the objective nature of paint. Through layering I seek out a nuanced variety in mark making which speaks to the subtle experiences of space and light Beki Borman was born and raised in the Milwaukee area of Wisconsin. She attended the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design where she received her BFA in painting in 2004. Since graduating, Beki has exhibited her work both locally and nationally. For Beki's studio work she paints colorful and textural abstract landscapes in oil and acrylics using a combination of painting knife and brush techniques. Some of her influences include Vincent Van Gogh, Wolf Kahn, and Wayne Thiebaud. Beki works out of her studio in Waukesha. An interview by Josh Ryder, curator artistic production, and we would start and Melissa C. Hilborn, curator this interview with a couple of questions [email protected] about your background. You have a solid Hello Beki and welcome toLandEscape. formal training and you hold a BFA in Before starting to elaborate about your Painting from The Milwaukee Institute of artistic production and we would like to Art & Design: how do these formative invite our readers to visit years influence your evolution as an artist? http://dev.bekiborman.comin order to get Moreover, how does yourcultural a wide idea about your multifaceted substratum address the direction of your