ART
interview by OLIVIER ZAHM
potrait by MARLENE MARINO
all artwork by ELIZABETH GLAESSNER
courtesy of the artist and p·p·o·w, new york
what are these anthropomorphic creatures, the toxic palette, and the orgiastic tableaux telling us? is it a psychedelic eden or a bad trip, stories of survivalism or genderless sexuality?
OLIVIER ZAHM — Your universe fits perfectly with Purple’s Island issue on many levels: for the colors, the stories, and the Eden-like atmosphere of your paintings, which also have a nightmarish aspect.
ELIZABETH GLAESSNER — Yeah, that’s interesting. Well, I grew up in Houston, Texas, and moved to New York in 2007. The Texas landscape is a lot different from here. Obviously, Houston is not an island, but there is one close by… Have you been there?
OLIVIER ZAHM — I’ve been there once. It’s an island in Texas. [Laughs]
ELIZABETH GLAESSNER — That’s true because it’s not like…