Though resolutely abstract in approach, Takenaga uses form to evoke an array of potential imagined systems-- alternately perhaps biological, cosmic, meteorological or primordial. In the process, she she seems to conjure an ineffable amalgamation of the minute and the infinite. Barbara Takenaga, Undertow, 2015, acrylic on linen. #barbaratakenaga #art #painting #abstract #sky #stars #cosmos #cell #life #red #june #folds #lift #vangogh #starrysky#botanical #williams #acid #trip #massmoca #fog #black #blaze @massmoca #dcmoore #dcmooregallery #gallery #opening #nyc @dcmooregallery #waitinginthesky (at DC Moore Gallery)