Hilary Pecis: Orbiting

Pecis offers strikingly composed canvases of Southern Californian life and environment

Through her vibrant still lifes, interiors and landscapes, California-based artist Hilary Pecis (born 1979) weaves a rich tapestry of glowing colors and subtle ornaments compiled from her everyday surroundings. Her paintings--including such motifs as coffee tables full of books, storefronts, blooming fields and meals set out on patterned tablecloths--form the basis for scintillating, crowded compositions rife with color and texture. Pecis' use of saturated colors and angular perspectives is evocative of Fauvism, but the ultracontemporary subject matter situates her oeuvre firmly within the modern and materialist world of her native Southern California. With an eye-catching cover, this catalog documents Pecis' first institutional solo exhibition in China at the TAG Art Museum in Qingdao in 2023, featuring a rich selection of over 20 works created between 2018 and 2023.