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X Marks the Spot: Multiple Meanings

A student who was doing an art project for school about me emailed, "I notice that you paint X's a lot of the time.  Why do you do that?"

I do like X's, I answered her.  I think they have multiple-meanings, so I'm free-associating here to see what comes up.  Sometimes making an X is an act of  "crossing-out" what has come before--a strong mark of emphasis.  Making an X is a way of saying "no" to the world.  In a way, X's are the opposite of O's, which I also use a lot in my art.

X is a primitive kind of mark which may come from the unconscious, a kind of making your mark or staking out your territory.  X is also used as a place marker, to mark one's place.  It is used as a signature for those who cannot write their names.  X accumulates meanings.

But there is also a physical satisfaction in making an X, especially a large one that fills up a canvas.  It feels decisive to make this strong mark.  At other times, the X is simply playful.

View Lynne's Art Talk

Watch a video of her art talk at The Edward Hopper House Art Center in Nyack, New York, where she discusses her art process and why she paints non-objective art.

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About the Artist

I grew up in Newark, New Jersey until we moved to Irvington when I was in the third grade. From the time I can remember I was always making some kind of art, from sculpting homemade play dough to holiday decorations and craft projects . . . Artist's Bio.

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