>_The place I’m interested in is where the mind goes when it’s trying to make up for what isn’t there._ —Cecily Brown [](https://gagosian.com/artists/cecily-brown/) > Cecily Brown makes paintings that give the appearance of being in continual flux, alive with the erotic energy of her expressive application and vivid color, shifting restlessly between abstract and figurative modes. > “I think that painting is a kind of alchemy,” she has said. “The paint is transformed into image, and paint and image transform themselves into a third and new thing.” #Art/Artist