According to Vija Celmins, she does not paint paintings, she builds them.
In her tool box, you would find charcoal, oil paints, and all the things you would need for printmaking.
Some of Celmins' paintings included things in her everyday life or pictures from the newspaper. She even went through a period where she would just paint objects with an on or off switch. Now her paintings mostly consist of seascapes, the sky, and the ground.
Celmins' paintings don't really have any meaning behind them, they are what they are. Celmins' works are almost photo-like in appearance. You have to look really hard to tell with some of her paintings that they are actually paintings. Her pieces consist mostly of a grayscale color scheme that give them a simple, pure, old-timey appearance.
Celmins' works may have no meaning, but her craftsmanship and subject matter is enough to generate its own meaning.
Information provided by:
"Vija Celmins." Art21. PBS, n.d. Web. 8 Feb. 2014.
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