Text Tonic

About Text Tonic

Layered, patterned colours applied in gestural strokes vibrate in horizontal swatches that together float on a luminous blue ground in this mixed media painting. The foot of the six-foot-tall canvas is defined by a strip of light blue superimposed with black calligraphic dashes, an invented, glyphic language that is echoed in the pattern of gestural strokes throughout the painting.

Teichert refers to this as visual poetry: "The notation of language has always held more fascination for me than the verbal or auditory expression of it. Reading and absorbing the images of many manuscripts, sheets of music or pages of scripted writing throughout my life has always led me to that curious space between perception and interpretation.' Alice Teichert

Alice Teichert, RCA, was born in Paris, France, in 1959. She studied music, philosophy and visual arts in Belgium and France. Since 1989, she has built an international career with over 40 solo exhibitions in Canada, France, Switzerland, Germany and Australia.
The recipient of numerous awards, in 2024, she was inducted into the prestigious Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (RCA) in recognition of her exceptional contribution to the visual arts. Alice Teichert’s paintings are held in many private, corporate and public collections worldwide.