Friday, August 9, 2013
Personal Stuff August 9,2013
My son has been gone 76 days. Seventy-six days. My head hurts. He will not be walking in the door again.
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Some personal stuff that may be used in my art. You know how that personal stuff seeps into art. It is a nice place to put it, to store it. My son seems like he is on a trip....a vacation. He has been gone a little over 2 weeks or more precisely 15 days I think. Still leaving space and a dream that he will walk in the door. Monday visiting Monticello with my neice I spend my day counting on my fingers how long had he been gone. My counts kept confusing me. I finally settled on 9. 9 days that he had been gone.
Where are his car keys? The search. the begging will start "Can I have them?" Can I have his jacket? Can I have the dog leash? Can I have anything? His stuff..I want it.
Where are his car keys? The search. the begging will start "Can I have them?" Can I have his jacket? Can I have the dog leash? Can I have anything? His stuff..I want it.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Artist Statement Spring 2013
Displacement occurs
when people are exiled because of war, persecution and famine. They
are leaving their homes, hopefully finding safer spaces to exist.
International
students speaking very little English or absolutely none, arrive in my classes,
landing in this new place of refuge.
This inspires me to think of them leaving their home. What was this
like? How did it feel? Who did they leave behind? My work expresses a reflection of this exile and movement of
people. The work is mysterious, evoking a feeling of
loneliness, confusion and hope.
Grids
provide a sense of comfort in my work. Inserting them into the background, they
create a feeling of order. Order is predictable and
safe. The airplanes create a feeling of danger and
discomfort. There is a push pull between these 2 elements.
Using layers of water based media, transfers, gel medium and tissue
paper, I am creating ghost-like images that pass through a not quite
decipherable world.
Final Work for Spring 2013
"Fleeing", Gel transfer graph paper, gel transfer figurative images,water based media on 300 lb. paper. |
"Landing" Gel transfers on umprimed birch plywood, tissue paper,water based media. |
"Specter" Gel transfer images, tissue paper, gel medium, water based media on 300 lb. paper. |
"Radiate" Tinted birch plywood, graph paper gel transfer, mixed water based media. |
"Keeping Order" Water based media, collage on birch plywood. |
"Keeping Order" (close-up) |
"Playing a Game" Water based media, collage, gel transfer, gel medium on birch plywood. |
"Chalk 1" Acrylic, gel transfer, gel medium on birch plywood. |
"Chalk 2" Acrylic, gel transfer, gel medium and tempera on birch plywood. |
"Chalk 3" Acrylic, gel transfer, gel medium and tempera on birch plywood. |
"Chalk 4" Acrylic, gel transfer, gel medium and tempera on birch plywood. |
"Chalk 5" Acrylic, gel transfer, gel medium and tempera on birch plywood. |
Astral Diary by Amie Oliver, Chroma Galleries, April 2013
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Aggie Zedd's Studio Visit April 10, 2013
Monday, April 15, 2013
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Russ Warren Video (on generating ideas and samples of his work.)
Russ Warren Talk on How to Generate Ideas
Video. Helpful.
Visit to Les Yeux Du MOnde (Anne Chesnut) (March 2013)
Anne Chesnut. Ginny and Her Shadow from the series Canes Venatici, 2013. digital print, image size 21.5 x 19.25 inches |
Anne Chesnut. Car Caroli from the series Canes Venatici, 2013. digital print, 21.5 x 19.25 inches |
Anne Chesnut. Shoo Fly and Southern Fly, 2012. digital print, image size 12 x 19 inches |
Close ups of Chestnut's digital prints. These prints are very large in real life. I like the use of her maps, constellations, and grids in her work. Then she has images of animals, bees, and other natural objects layered in contrast to the linear influences of the maps, etc. I wondered how these would look being straight out layered collage. How would the element of texture affect the final result? (note maps are of Albemarle County Roads and neighborhoods) Anne Chesnut at Les Yeux du Monde |
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