Arielle Masson: Chaotic Nodes August 10–October 6, 2024
Arielle Masson, Mugwort Zone, 2009, egg tempera and oil on canvas on panel.
Arielle Masson, Intervention #3, 2018, gouache and transfer on watercolor paper.
Arielle Masson, Neom, 2020, gouache and transfer on watercolor paper.
Arielle Masson
Arielle Masson: Chaotic Nodes is the first exhibition in a series celebrating the Studio School faculty at the Glassell School of Art.
“A chaotic node happens when the collective creations of the mind achieve an existential paroxysm of absurdity, manifesting itself as a tear in the fabric of reality. This schism, in turn, expresses itself through great collective violence. Today, the chaotic mind’s nodes are happening at an accelerated pace, letting us ponder where the meat grinder and soul harvesting machine are at work.”
—Arielle Masson
About the Artist
Born in Mexico, Arielle Masson grew up in Brussels, where she studied drawing at the École des Arts Visuels d’Uccle. She continued her education in Paris, earning a master of literature degree and completing postgraduate studies in linguistics at the Sorbonne. She then obtained a master of fine arts degree from the University of Houston and was awarded a fellowship in the Glassell School of Art’s Core Residency Program, as well as the Nancy B. Negley Artist Residency Program at the Dora Maar House in Ménerbes, France. Masson currently teaches painting and drawing at the Glassell School of Art in partnership with the University of St. Thomas in Houston.
Arielle Masson: Chaotic Nodes / August 10–October 6, 2024
"Arielle Masson: Chaotic Nodes" is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
The Glassell Studio School exhibition program receives generous support from The Skiles Foundation.