Lawrence Fodor’s new exhibit at SCAPE  will include 9 paintings from his most recent series titled Ligature.  The  word Ligature is a term used in typography when two or more graphemes (letters or any character used in written languages) are used together to form a glyph, such as ß or œ, They generally are used to replace adjacent components that have a common element and sometimes transform into their own symbol by virtue of their design. This word is a perfect description of the calligraphic marks that are buried and layered in Fodor’s paintings; sometimes forming what appears to be ligature, but is purely a combination of marks running together, sometimes with specific intentions, but most often intuitive and random. A created language, if you will, buried in the paintings whose definitions are determined by the viewer.  In a recent conversation about this new body of work, Lawrence Fodor stated: When I work there is a sweeping away of external awareness and predetermination. Passages are revealed with open doors accessing the core of my emotional understanding , much like fusion jazz (in particular Miles Davis) maneuvers to the heart of human sensations. Often there is resistance, but the resolve to inquire runs strong, and with persistent marks of paint I am rewarded with truths and realizations of the self.  It is my hope that these paintings carry corresponding possibilities for the viewer.

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