Siri Berg
Master colorist and abstract painter Siri Berg’s career is defined by her continual quests for knowledge, perfection and reinvention. Applying and mixing color to canvas and paper in astonishingly flat and even tones, Berg’s practice is grounded in abstraction, however the reoccurring motifs are inspired by everything from literature and poetry to historical reference. Two major bodies of work, La Ronde and Kabbalah, are influenced by musical rondo form—in which stylized repetitions are inserted between identical notes—and Sephirot scheme, wherein “ten divine emanations are interconnected and represent the attributes which allow God to sustain all life.” Berg creates her pigment-based compositions adhering to the structures of spirituality, poetry, music and mathematics, seeking out new and innovative means of exploring color and space.
Siri Berg’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally for over 30 years in such countries as Australia, China, Italy, Russia, Sweden, Spain and Germany, and across the United States. Most recently, Berg exhibited at Concrete, the American Abstract Artists International 75th Anniversary exhibition in Paris, and Siri Berg: It’s All About Color at the Painting Center in New York City. She is a long-time member of the American Abstract Artists and has taught Color Theory …
Master colorist and abstract painter Siri Berg’s career is defined by her continual quests for knowledge, perfection and reinvention. Applying and mixing color to canvas and paper in astonishingly flat and even tones, Berg’s practice is grounded in abstraction, however the reoccurring motifs are inspired by everything from literature and poetry to historical reference. Two major bodies of work, La Ronde and Kabbalah, are influenced by musical rondo form—in which stylized repetitions are inserted between identical notes—and Sephirot scheme, wherein “ten divine emanations are interconnected and represent the attributes which allow God to sustain all life.” Berg creates her pigment-based compositions adhering to the structures of spirituality, poetry, music and mathematics, seeking out new and innovative means of exploring color and space.
Siri Berg’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally for over 30 years in such countries as Australia, China, Italy, Russia, Sweden, Spain and Germany, and across the United States. Most recently, Berg exhibited at Concrete, the American Abstract Artists International 75th Anniversary exhibition in Paris, and Siri Berg: It’s All About Color at the Painting Center in New York City. She is a long-time member of the American Abstract Artists and has taught Color Theory at Parsons, The New School for Design for over 30 years.
Moderna Museet (Museum of Modern Art) Stockholm, Sweden
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NYC
New York University, Gray Art Gallery Collection, NYC
Herbert F. Johnson Museum, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
The Jewish Museum, NYC
Pace University Collection, NYC
Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama
Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
