Spotlight Artist

Samantha Haan

Midwest
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Fragment (Bloom)

Abstract geometric pattern with yellow, blue, and green shapes on a pink background.

Flashe and enamel on aluminum composite panel

Fragment 11 (After Sappho)

Abstract painting with bold orange, yellow, and red brushstrokes and geometric patterns.

Flashe and acrylic on canvas

Fragment 30 (After Sappho)

Abstract painting with blue and yellow background, colorful geometric patterns overlaying.

Flashe and acrylic on canvas

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Artist Statement

 Drawing from C. E. Shannon’s A Mathematical Theory of Communication and translated narratives, Haan explores the foundation of languages. By developing her own analog system, the symbols in Haan’s paintings are arranged by probability. Through this process, she finds gaps between meaning and interpretation. Her symbols are semasiographic, signs that don’t directly reflect speech, though their sequence relates to the order of construction in written language.

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