Ghost Garden. All images courtesy of Laura Berger, shared with permissionEmpowering and Protective Bodies Merge in Laura Bergers Metaphysical PaintingsNovember 12, 2024ArtKate MothesIn complementary shades of blue and orange or pink and green, Laura Bergers oil paintings (previously) meld embracing figures with botanicals, landscapes, and celestial phenomena. Women lounge comfortably in a steam bath or walk across an expanse of dunes, often rendered lightly transparent as if floating over or absorbing their surroundings.Berger situates the figures interactions in the center of the composition, bending and arranging limbs, foliage, fabric, or strings of stars into intimate, metaphysical geometries.ResurfacingHer imagery adopts a subtle rhythm, sometimes even near-symmetry, in a nod to spirituality and transformation. Emanating empowerment and a sense of safety, the women wrap around one another in endearing, protective collectivity.Berger will have work in a booth presented by Mama Projects at Untitled Art Fair, which runs December 4 to 8 in Miami Beach, and will be part of the exhibition Ultraviolet Catastrophe at The Pits Palm Springs location, which is scheduled to open on December 17.Find more on the artists website, and follow updates on Instagram.Desert WalkingThe Steam BathNight ThoughtsBehind the GardenThe GarlandTracing Your OutlineTransienceNext article