
When the Sun Comes Shining Through, 2024
Polished mirror stainless steel column
95 1/2 x 18 x 12 inches
Edition of 2
Signed, titled, and dated
Like Someone In Love, 2022
Liquitex with resin on panel
40 x 60 x 2 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on the verso
I Saw The Sun I, 2022
Liquitex with resin on panel
50 x 4 x 4 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on the verso
Lady Love, 2024
Liquitex with resin on cube
14 x 14 x 14 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on the bottom
That's The Way It Ought To Be, 2024
Liquitex with resin on equal-armed cross panel
60 x 60 x 2 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on the verso
The Dance Inside My Head, 2024
Liquitex with resin on panel
55 x 55 x 4 1/2 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on the verso
This Is Where I Want To Be, 2022
Archival pigment ink on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta 325 gsm mounted on dibond
47 x 47 inches
Frame: 49 1/2 x 49 1/2 inches
Edition of 5
Titled lower left
Signed, dated, and numbered lower right
When Hearts Like Ours Meet, 2019
Liquitex with resin on rhombus panel
30 x 30 x 2 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on the verso
A Point in Time, 2017
Liquitex with resin on panel
24 x 24 x 2 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on the verso
To Believe in a Miracle I, 2024
Liquitex with resin on panel
50 x 12 x 2 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on the verso
To Believe in a Miracle II, 2024
Liquitex with resin on panel
50 x 12 x 2 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on the verso
Positive Space, 2015
Liquitex and resin on cube
7 x 7 x 7 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on the bottom
You Are the Sunlight of My Growing, 2023
Liquitex with resin on rhombus panel
34 1/2 x 102 1/4 x 2 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on the verso
She Says She Talks To Angels, 2013
Liquitex with resin on panel
48 x 20 x 2 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on the verso
SOLD
Mr. Vain, 2013
Liquitex with resin on panel
24 x 24 x 3 1/4 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on the verso
I Am Divine, 2015
Liquitex with resin on panel
60 x 3 x 3 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on verso
Dance To My Beat, 2022
Liquitex with resin on panel
48 x 48 x 2 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on the verso
How Do You Like Your Love I, 2022
Liquitex with resin on panel
30 x 30 x 2 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on the verso
How Do You Like Your Love III, 2022
Liquitex with resin on panel
30 x 30 x 2 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on the verso
How Do You Like Your Love II, 2022
Liquitex with resin on panel
30 x 30 x 2 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on verso
White Cube, 2016
Liquitex with resin on cube
7 x 7 x 7 inches
Signed and dated
Love Is Our Resistance, 2017
Liquitex with resin on four panels
60 x 60 x 2 inches
Each panel is signed, titled, and dated on the verso
My Little One, 2017
Liquitex with resin on panel
54 x 6 x 2 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on the verso
Brainstorm, 2017
Liquitex with resin on shaped panel
48 X 27 x 2 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on the verso
Meant To Live In Clover, 2022
Liquitex with resin on column
69 x 15 x 15 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on the bottom
From the Inside, 2017
Liquitex with resin on cube
14 x 14 x 14 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on the bottom
Mr. Lover Man, 2017
Liquitex with resin on panel
16 x 8 x 3 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on the verso
Joyride, 2017
Liquitex with resin on panel
48 x 48 x 2 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on the verso
SOLD
This Is How We Do It, 2014
Liquitex with resin on cube
7 x 7 x 7 inches
Signed, titled, and dated
You Bring Me Closer To God, 2014
Liquitex with resin on panel
48 x 9 x 2 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on the verso
My Clarity II, 2019
Liquitex with resin on panel
12 x 12 x 2 inches
Signed, titled and dated on the verso
Boss' Life, 2018
Liquitex with resin on panel
34 x 14 x 2 in.
Signed, titled, and dated on verso
SOLD
The Song Begins Again, 2019
Liquitex with resin on panel
52 x 7 x 2 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on the verso
Deep In The Heart of Me I, 2019
Liquitex with resin on panel
18 x 12 x 3 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on the verso
That Dizzy Dancing Way That You Feel, 2017
Liquitex with resin on panel
30 x 30 x 2 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on the verso
Deep In The Heart of Me II, 2019
Liquitex with resin on panel
18 x 12 x 3 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on the verso
Our Love Song, 2019
Liquitex with resin on panel
12 x 12 x 12 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on the verso
SOLD
Only Love Can Save the Day, 2019
Liquitex with resin on panel
24 x 72 x 2 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on verso
My Clarity III, 2019
Liquitex with resin on panel
12 x 12 x 2 inches
Signed, titled, and dated on verso
SOLD
Kisses Warm and Deep, 2019
Liquitex with resin on panel
60 x 3 x 3 inches
Signed, titled and dated on verso
Heidi Spector’s (b. 1966) works succeed the lineage of Minimalism, the movement that sought to move away from representation in response to the introduction of photography in the twentieth century. Photography’s ability to capture an image as fact instead of painterly representation caused a crisis in painting, leading artists to reject the idea of art as an imitation of that which already exists and instead view it as an object that contains its own reality. Artists that participated in the movement looked to deconstruct art into its base elements of line, color, and shape in order to re-present it as a more truthful and simplified version of itself. The prioritization of the inherent qualities of art transformed art from a representation of the outside world into an object that exists in the physical world; the same world in which the viewer exists. This concept invites the viewer to consider the spatial relationship between themself and the object, thus making them an active participant in the physicality of the work as opposed to a passive bystander.
Spector’s pieces maintain the philosophies of the Minimalist movement through the focus on the essential elements that make up a composition such as line, repetition, color, and reflection. However, the inclusion of bold, bright, and lively colors is a drastic departure from the pillars of the movement. Spector refers to her canon of work as “Geometric Minimalism.” The paintings and sculptures are composed of candy-colored acrylic paint poured over Russian birch and coated with resin. The work is completed with a blowtorch to create the reflective, glassy surface. Spector is encouraged by popular music: each work’s color palette creates a sense of vibration and can be seen as a response to the song from which she derives the piece’s title. Thus, her canon can be analyzed as an audio-visual playlist of her career. Her works are inspired by a variety of artists including Ella Fitzgerald, Johnny Cash, Led Zeppelin, and Calvin Harris.
Although Spector avoids the explicit inclusion of emotional content within her works, there is an undeniable energy to which the viewer can connect. The lively colors pulse and vibrate together, infecting the viewer with an upbeat mood akin to that felt while dancing at a nightclub. The reflective surface of the pieces once again emphasize the Minimalist movements’ desire to include the viewer themself in the art.
Heidi Spector was awarded an honorary doctorate of Civil Law, honoris causa, by Bishop’s University in 2023. Spector’s work has been the subject of numerous solo and group shows including exhibitions in Montreal, London, Paris, Los Angeles, Houston, Miami, and New York. Her work is included in corporate, private, and museum collections worldwide. She currently lives and works in Montreal, Canada.