Condylactis gigantea

Sydney Cortright’s paintings exist between observation and imagination, translating fragments of her experiences in the natural world into abstract form. By shifting scale, isolating details, and responding to movement found in the landscape, Cortright transforms familiar visual cues into compositions that feel both grounded and open-ended. Her process balances intention with chance, allowing the physical behavior of paint to become an active part of the work. Rather than depicting nature directly, she uses color, gesture, and materiality to evoke its rhythms, structures, and sense of continual change.