MattCarney::FictionWriter

This is the work of Amber Albrecht, a Cana­dian artist and illus­tra­tor whose work I first saw on the cover of a lit­er­ary mag­a­zine,  Sycamore Review. I cul­ti­vate a dis­tinct love-loathe rela­tion­ship with visual art; I love to look at it, but loathe talk­ing about it. It always leads to just another absinthe-fueled argu­ment about the­ory and aca­d­e­mic dis­tinc­tions. As I’ve got­ten older, my tastes are more vis­ceral. I’d rather sense some­thing intensely than dis­cuss the con­cep­tual particulars.

When Only One

That’s pos­si­bly why I enjoy Amber’s work so much and why I am shar­ing it here, with you. There is noth­ing heavy handed here. This is top-notch illus­tra­tion, con­trasted and quite imme­di­ate with vivid, yet sub­tle values–

Okay, see now? You’re mak­ing me do it. You’re mak­ing me speak art. We’re not sup­posed to talk about it! We’re leav­ing the vis­ceral realm! Enough, then. Enough. It’s best I just show you the pieces; enjoy them. See the rest of her work on her website.

May Be First

Spirit, Come Back!