A long process of layering leaves and insects onto tissue and
handmade papers forms Chakravarthy's sensitive and tactile exploration of the natural world.
She authored a book about her signature process, encaustic and oil on custom
handmade paper forms, Wax and Paper Workshop (North Light Press, 2012) and two instructional videos demonstrating encaustic painting process.
Not exact matches
Washi is a
form of elegant,
handmade Japanese
paper.
Among the works included will be four new drawings made by Jasper Johns after his Catenary work, which was exhibited at Matthew Marks Gallery this past spring; the largest single drawing Roni Horn has ever made, executed in yellow - green pigment and collage; a suite of five new plant drawings and a collage of colored geometric
forms by Ellsworth Kelly; two new folios by Brice Marden, each consisting of a group of seven drawings on
handmade paper; and several large - scale, brightly - colored ink drawings by Charles Ray.
With saturated colors on
handmade paper and canvas, Freeman enhances the modernist flatness of her
forms, while exploring and pushing the boundaries of minimalism.
Titled «Highest Honor,» this banner created from sheets of
handmade paper will be an oversized version of the Army - Navy «E Award,» which took the
form of a swallowtail pennant, and was presented to companies during World War II for excellence in the production of war equipment.
Using sheets of pigmented
handmade paper, she creates assured abstract
forms by applying dense repetitive marks.
Precise silhouettes of period glassware from Europe are described in white ink on
handmade paper, a white - on - white - on - white surface that creates a subtle visual shift — the
forms are seductively graphic at one moment and then are lost in a field of white.
From different angles, the view of the successive layers
formed by folding a sheaf of
handmade paper in Jacki Parry's (b. 1941) artwork is reminiscent of pages of a book as well as petals of a rose.
Exploring techniques such as working additively, reductively, and often quite physically in pulp to build line, color and
form, these artists build on the rich history of abstraction, allowing the processes unique to
handmade paper to push boundaries in their work.
The work that lends its title to the show is a book, constructed by the artist with
handmade paper, comprising thirty - four pages of markings, begun in December 1983 and finished in 2002, with unruly smears of red, orange, and blue flowerlike
forms, a text from a Navajo night chant, and a haiku by Tan Taigi (1709 — 1771).
I have been exploring these issues in several series simultaneously: small drawings on mylar; wall pieces with wax and
handmade paper and thread on glass sheets; sheer
handmade paper pieces embedded with threads and tissue; and installations which use these elements in an accumulated
form.
Circles and curves dominate gouaches such as Green / Orange / Blue (2010), in which the colored
form has been applied to
handmade Japanese
paper.
Variously forged of steel, bronze, polyurethane, chicken wire,
handmade paper, glitter and clay, her splanchnic
forms droop, lean, ooze, peel, wriggle, slither, curl, swell, drip, float, swirl, jell, and even glow.
Simple in
form but not strictly minimalist, these richly colored works, painted on
handmade Indian
paper, are deeply soulful contemplations on wholeness and unity.
The banner, made from 1,000 square sheets of
handmade paper, is an oversized version of the Army - Navy «E Award,» which took the
form of a swallowtail pennant and was presented to companies during World War II for excellence in the production of war equipment.
Gyongy Laky's
Forms for Language, 1989, of plied rope
handmade from printers» waste
paper, part of a site - specific work in Manchester, England.
She creates the colored,
handmade paper that
forms the shades, then paints on the designs.
Whether creating bold abstract paintings, sculptural mixed media compositions or meticulously
formed handmade paper works, Jaramillo has forged a unique voice, experimenting with material and process to pursue her ongoing explorations of human perception of reality.
Isamu Noguchi Floor Lamp
Paper, bamboo, and iron Retailed by Forthright George Kovacs, New York, mid - 20 th century Handmade paper globe, over a single socket on bamboo stem with a cast iron base in the form of a rock
Paper, bamboo, and iron Retailed by Forthright George Kovacs, New York, mid - 20 th century
Handmade paper globe, over a single socket on bamboo stem with a cast iron base in the form of a rock
paper globe, over a single socket on bamboo stem with a cast iron base in the
form of a rock, ht.
Unique prints made from thick,
handmade paper bear bright pink
forms against a rich, dark background.
Isamu Noguchi Floor Lamp
Paper, bamboo, iron Retailed by George Kovacs, New York, c. 1978 Handmade Mino - gami paper globe made from the bark of a Mulberry tree, over a single socket on bamboo stem with a cast iron base in the form of a rock
Paper, bamboo, iron Retailed by George Kovacs, New York, c. 1978
Handmade Mino - gami
paper globe made from the bark of a Mulberry tree, over a single socket on bamboo stem with a cast iron base in the form of a rock
paper globe made from the bark of a Mulberry tree, over a single socket on bamboo stem with a cast iron base in the
form of a rock, ht.