Painting of a portrait of a girl reflected in a mirror, framed through omissions revealing the limits of perception and narrative closure. By Deborah Scott, part of her Structural Omission framework. Deborah Scott Art.

Painting at the Edge of Knowing: A Short Film on My Work and Framework

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https://youtu.be/PmiNVGYdhIg?si=u6gqQR4rUQBCJ7f3I’m excited to share a new short film produced by art historian and critic John Seed, profiling my work and the conceptual framework I’ve been developing: Structural Omission.

The film explores how disrupted realism, omission, and narrative tension shape my approach to painting and why I believe the full story doesn’t exist.

Thank you to John for this thoughtful examination.

Watch the film here:
https://youtu.be/PmiNVGYdhIg?si=u6gqQR4rUQBCJ7f3

Video thumbnail: Deborah Scott Painting at the Edge of Knowing — Structural Omission in Contemporary Painting

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Painting at the Edge of Knowing
Structural Omission in Contemporary Painting