The Geometry of Faith West Oakland provides the backdrop for a life defined by the intersection of the spiritual and the visual. Born in 1951, Violet Fields grew up in a household where devotion was a constant, a foundation that would eventually dictate the direction of her brushstrokes. Her practice is not a pursuit of mere decoration but an act of communication with higher sources. She approaches the canvas through the lens of her f…
Scroll through Violet Fields's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
The ribbon is divided into shaded bands, one per career chapter. Each chapter groups Violet Fields's works by their historical period — early training, mature practice, final years.
Every thumbnail is pinned at its precise creation year. A thin gold thread drops from the image to its exact point on the axis. Larger frames mark the artist's masterpieces by rank.
The gradient bar beneath the axis shifts colour as the dominant art movement changes over time — from the warm golds of the early period through the deeper tones of maturity. It fills progressively as you scroll.