Ennid Berger

I think of art as a form of energy made visible – the energy of a moment in time, the energy of a model or a landscape, the energy of light or thought, or even the energy of the artistic process. Whether I create a painting, a photograph or an assemblage of both, I am looking to create a highly aesthetic work of art that, by metaphor or representation, reflects my fascination with energy. For several years, I worked in a traditional darkroom, employing human models and inanimate objects to create highly reductive Energy Prints©. These unique black and white photographic prints have great clarity and impact. Working with an artist’s model, my intent was to bring the concept of energy made visible to a contemporary take on figurative painting. I did this by analyzing and abstracting the model’s head and face, using line, color and brushstroke as variables in an ongoing discourse.