Susan Mastrangelo: The Beat Goes On
Virtual Tour of Contemporary Fiber Art Paintings
July 25, 2025
Susan Mastrangelo’s paintings are boldly sculptural, utilizing a variety of media to produce their abstract, biomorphic forms. The paintings, while fully abstract, reference the body and its connection to making. Each canvas is a riot of color and texture as bold, bright hues intersect patterned textiles and loops of braided cords. Her assemblage-like paintings begin by creating a lyrical abstraction with upholstery cord. These looping shapes create a rhythm within the paintings as they swirl and meander through her world of pattern and color. Net-like, knitted yarn stretches over passages...
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