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Becky Suss<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

(American, b. 1980),\u00a0Houseboat on Dull Lake in the Valley of K,\u00a0<\/em>2019,\u00a0Oil on canvas,\u00a084 x 144 in.\u00a0The Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art at Rollins College, Gift of Barbara ’68 and Theodore ’68 Alfond, 2019.2.22. Image courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I first learned of this new acquisition by Becky Suss in The Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art, I was immediately captivated by the intricate interior\u2014from the whimsical bedframes, elaborate carpets, and animal cut-out windows to the glimpse of patterned tile, ornate woodworking, and detailed Kashmiri khatamband ceiling. As a Decorative Arts historian, I have always been drawn to domestic interiors and the objects that adorn them, and I am particularly interested in how those spaces create a feeling or ignite memories. I value the way Becky Suss\u2019s paintings invite viewers to explore new spaces and find meaning in the way the everyday spaces shape us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Becky Suss\u2019s domestic interiors render familiar settings constructed from the artist\u2019s memories and imagination. She started this body of work by reimagining her grandparents\u2019 mid-century modern house on Long Island. The home, demolished after their passing, became memorialized in her paintings through her depiction of the rooms and the objects she inherited from them. Suss continued to build spaces inspired by her experiences, including her therapist\u2019s office, great aunt and uncle\u2019s house, and parents\u2019 friends\u2019 apartments. She has expanded her settings to incorporate her imagined spaces of children\u2019s chapter books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As she builds her child\u2019s library and reflects on her own childhood, she recalls picturing the places in the stories her father read to her. This painting explores Salman Rushdie\u2019s Haroun and the Sea of Stories<\/em>. Suss identifies this book as \u201ca magical-feeling book that described beautiful faraway places,\u201d and her painting combines both her memories of the book and her father\u2019s recounted travels to Kashmir in the 1960\u2019s. She depicts here the houseboat where a father and son stayed on Dal Lake in the Valley of K. They each had wooden carved bedframes, one in the shape of a peacock and the other of a turtle, in neighbouring bedrooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These spaces, whether inspired by life or books, hold personal significance to the artist and were integral in her development from childhood to adulthood. By creating paintings of domestic interiors, Becky Suss generates a level of familiarity for all ages and welcomes viewers to discover them and draw personal connections of their own. Ultimately, spaces, objects, stories, and memories of the everyday are critical in modelling the way we see the world and form our ways of thinking and understanding. This work has not only introduced me to new spaces, but has also inspired me to revisit and treasure the places that have influenced me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elizabeth Coulter
Former Associate Curator of Education<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View this work by Becky Suss on our Collection<\/a> page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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