Illumine

About Illumine

This contemporary abstract landscape painting is by Sasha Rogers.

Illumine is a stunning example of Sasha Rogers' masterful use of light, colour and texture. Her artwork has been influenced by several artists--William Turner, Mark Rothko, Agnes Martin, and her own father, the celebrated sculptor and painter, Otto Rogers. Sasha Rogers sees her work as a continual exploration and dialogue with both physical and visual concepts of space. She is captivated by what appears as a line on the horizon—a signature style that divides the space and draws the eye towards an infinite view. This luminous piece has a soft, gray-blue palette elevated by lyrical white and golden gestural brushstrokes. She is captivated by what appears as a line on the horizon—a signature style that draws the eye towards an infinite view. The apparition of a horizon line appears in turquoise and white that divides the canvas into an upper and lower colour field. Sasha Rogers spent her childhood on the prairies, and the magnificence of that ‘big sky’ country has been seared in memory.

“Capturing the vibrations between what hovers above and below is what inspires my work. As an artist, I commit myself to a poetic dance in the immeasurable, that place of equanimity between matter and spirit.” Sasha Rogers

Sasha Rogers acquired a Bachelor of Fine Arts Honors in Drawing and Painting at the University of Saskatchewan.. A Master of Visual Arts in Painting followed at the University of Alberta, where she received the highest distinction given for outstanding research in visual arts. Rogers taught painting and drawing at both the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Toronto.
She has had numerous solo exhibitions in Canada, attended international art fairs and her artwork is held in many corporate collections nationwide. Private collectors span the globe, including Canada, the U.S., and Europe.