Artist Stacey Fisher investigates the linguistic style of Rochester through the use of visual and metaphorical abstractions. She explores the ambiguous relationship between the painted mark and the linguistic symbol by laying down acrylic components of language—the lines and half circles of the Roman-English alphabet—on Plexiglas or polyester, and then folding or pressing the images in various ways.
Fisher's pieces represent the message fractures she encountered while studying Rochester's northern dialect. "From code switching to vocabulary, there are many factors that come into play when carrying on a conversation," she says. Her paintings highlight the challenges of language.
Fisher received her bachelor of fine arts degree from Ohio University. She has exhibited in galleries in the United States and in London. She currently works at the Rochester Contemporary, a nonprofit arts center, as lab space coordinator.
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