Lynn A. Bassler
Terra Series
Lynn A. Bassler grew up in the rural Imperial Valley town of Brawley, California, just north of the Mexican border, graduated in Art and Painting from Occidental College and Cal State University, Northridge, and was awarded a residency at MacDowell Art Colony.
Terra II 1967 60"x60" acrylic vinyl paint
Terra III 1968 60"x60" acrylic vinyl paint SOLD
Terra XXXIII 1971 24"x24" acrylic vinyl paint
"Terra VIII" 1968-69 5'x5' acrylic vinyl
Lynn A. Bassler’s Terra paintings are infused with an intuitive lyricism and a calligraphic energy relating to the musical elements of repetition and rhythmic line, originating from Bassler’s desire to connect with the energy of the natural world.
Bassler’s work has been exhibited at the La Jolla Museum of Art, Los Angeles Municipal Gallery at Barnsdall Park, Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, Alitash Kebede Gallery, Space Gallery, and many other galleries and museums. She is an active member of Group Nine, nine women artists who have been making and exhibiting their collaborative murals since 1995. She was married to artist Robert C. Bassler until his passing in 2022.
Mirror Writing Series
Mirror Writing #1, pen & ink on paper, 1979. 23'x29'
Mirror Writing #2, pen & ink on paper, 1979. 23"x 29"
Mirror Writing #5, pen & ink on paper, 1979. 23"x29"
Mirror Writing #6, pen & ink on paper, 1979. 23"x29"
The Mirror Writings reflect Bassler’s “fascination with the kinetic aspect of authorship, wanting to feel the physicality of an author’s thoughts covering a page with writing.”
The Mountain Speaks
"The Mountain Speaks: Lighthearted Conversation," ink, pencil on paper, 1978
"The Mountain Speaks: Explanation," ink, pencil on paper, 1978
"The Mountain Speaks: Up, Down and Sideways," ink & pencil on paper, 1978
"The Mountain Speaks: Emanation," ink & pencil on paper, 1978
"The Mountain Speaks: Mountain Music," ink & pencil on paper, 1978
"The Botany Lesson," ink & pencil on paper, 1978