Andrea Bergart, Flower Power, 2024
acrylic on yupo
17 × 13 × 2 inches
Bergart’s visual language is informed by popular culture, art history, feminist theory, textile traditions—researched during her Fulbright Scholarship in Ghana—as well as her own experience as an athlete. Her paintings and drawings are defined by saturated color and layered, speckled surfaces developed through a controlled yet intuitive process. Works on view articulate two primary modes: geometric abstractions that echo the lines and spatial logic of courts and athletic fields, and patterned grounds animated by silhouettes of women athletes. Rejecting hierarchy and illusionistic depth, Bergart composes open, charged images that reflect the agency, rhythm, and exuberance of play.