Joanne Mattera was researching artwork for her seminal text, The Art
of Encaustic Painting, Watson - Guptill, 2001, for which she made use of R&F's growing image library.
For instance, he was one of the few exponents
of encaustic painting (pigment mixed with hot wax), and sculp - metal, a quick - drying material designed for crafts hobbyists rather than serious sculptors.
Scherman is also known for his use
of encaustic painting techniques in his work.
Robin Rose (American, born 1946) works within the demanding field
of encaustic painting.
Combining the immediacy of the monotype with the richness and luminosity
of encaustic painting, the multiple steps
of encaustic painting are eliminated, as are the toxicity of solvents used in traditional printmaking.
«The ancient, labor - intensive process
of encaustic painting has come a long way since art historian H.W. Janson, in 1941, declared it an «almost forgotten medium.»
Her initial path led her on an artistic journey, shaped by several types of artistic media and she eventually found herself gravitating towards painting with beeswax (the art
of encaustic painting).
Visitors weaving between Armstrong's plaster vessels and a new suite
of encaustic paintings might miss a part of the big picture if they don't look up.
Working in the medium
of encaustic she paints, prints and constructs three - dimensional objects with bold colors embedding crystals, pearls or even metals.
Not exact matches
The analysis revealed the molecular and elemental composition
of the
paint and the medium used to bind the
paint: The scientists discovered that the
painting was made using
encaustic — a technique that uses a mixture
of pigment and melted beeswax that is «burned in» on a wooden base.
360 - degree exhibition
of Encaustic Wax technique
paintings, set in three settings.
Digital art, sculpture, jewelry, fiber art,
encaustic and
of course oils, watercolors and other styles
of painting.
Through years
of experimenting and refining, he has developed his own mixtures
of oil
paint and beeswax and has mastered the difficult medium
of encaustic to achieve restrained but lush pictorial effects.
Brydelsky's mixed - media
encaustic paintings are an investigation into the nature
of perception, memory, and the living environment.
Over the course
of her career, Mary Frank has worked in sculpture,
painting, drawing, printmaking and recently
encaustic and photography, suggesting that her primary loyalty is not to a particular way
of working or to any medium, but rather to the power
of direct expression and to the act
of creation itself.
N.A.W.A. members represent all areas
of the visual arts including
painting, sculpture, photography, print - making,
encaustic, video art, installations and mixed media.
Brydelsky's work aims to build upon their earlier technology
of paint and brush by incorporating multi-media elements
of photography,
encaustic and collage.
Four
of the
paintings in the show are
encaustic on newspaper; Johns revives the ancient technique
of wax -
painting in a way that again calls attention to the surface, which is both veined and suave, almost like skin over membrane, rather than harsh and rough like the surfaces
of the abstract expressionists (or for that matter, Rauschenberg's surfaces).
Each
painting was born out
of his earlier narrative
paintings that have been worked and re-worked into geometric compositions recording each moment with a variety
of gestures and mixed materials including oil
paint,
encaustic and collage.
The piece, which consists
of a flag collaged on canvas and
painted over with
encaustic, has been in the collection
of Johns's assistant, the artist Mark Lancaster, since its creation in 1983.
I
paint primarily in
encaustic, and
encaustic requires elevated temperatures — hotplates to melt the wax, a heatgun to fuse the layers
of paint once they are laid down.
«Mattera's
encaustic paintings involve pouring layers
of pigmented wax one over the next, building up and scraping away to create pieces
of brilliant color that catch the light in surprising ways.
Abstract
encaustic painting on wood panel
of beige spurge leaves in a decorative arrangement on white 14 x 14 inches This modern abstract
encaustic painting by Allyson Levy is made...
The display is arranged thematically, to show the full range
of Johns» materials, motifs and techniques including his unique use
of encaustic and collage in
paintings, as well as the innovations he has achieved in sculpture and the graphic arts by expanding the possibilities
of traditional media.
The text background, DNA code, is collaged onto the panel and covered with many layers
of transparent red
encaustic paint.
Abstract
encaustic painting on wood panel
of assorted neutral colored poppy pods on a light garnet red background 24 x 24 inches This modern abstract
encaustic painting by Allyson...
In her second show at Cumberland Gallery, Raphaëlle Goethals presents a recent series
of signature large scale
encaustic paintings.
Encaustic as a form
of painting has been around for thousands
of years, dating back to the 4th Century BC.
- For large - scale works that require greater amounts
of paint (more than 104 ml
encaustic cake or one 38 ml pigment stick), it is necessary to make arrangements through the store to purchase additional materials.
Armstrong has produced a series
of figurative
encaustic and oil
paintings, as well as a series
of encaustic sculptures.
(born 1938, Bronxville, New York, USA) in his earliest mature works explored a reductive strategy which seemed similar to that
of Jasper Johns's and Ellsworth Kelly's contemporaneous works, yet more formalist:
paintings such as Return 1 consist
of subtly grey fields
painted in
encaustic (wax - medium) with a narrow strip along the bottom
of the canvas where Marden left bare evidence
of process (i.e., drips and spatters
of paint).
Since learning this technique in early 2011 from Enrique Mustelier
of Dutch Touch Arts, Nicholas Clements has made many
encaustic paintings ranging in sizes from 4 ″ x7 ″ to 36 ″ x40 ″.
Having graduated with a B.F.A. in drawing, oil
painting and photography, she continued her studies in a variety
of media including fresco, egg tempera, digital embroidery and
encaustic.
With a degree in Elementary Education she has taught art professionally in the classroom and continues to teach art workshops in the greater St. Louis area and around the U.S. Largely self - taught in a variety
of mixed media techniques, Julie has studied
encaustic intensively since 2004 and is a Core Support Instructor for R&F Handmade
Paints.
From left: a grid
of nine
of my Silk Road
paintings, each 12 x 12 inches,
encaustic on panel (I showed earlier work from this series in a small solo show at the gallery last year); Uttar 238,
encaustic on panel, 36 x 36 inches; an assembled work on paper by Siri Berg
In Boghiguian's work, the palimpsest
of memory takes physical form as a rough accumulation that thickens the surface
of her
paintings with
encaustic, pigment, salt, collage and non-specic debris.
Abstract
encaustic painting on wood panel
of assorted neutral colored poppy pods on a light garnet red background 24 x 24 inches This modern abstract
encaustic painting by Allyson Lev...
Abstract
encaustic painting on wood panel
of beige spurge leaves in a decorative arrangement on white 14 x 14 inches This modern abstract
encaustic painting by Allyson Levy is made wi...
Kay Hartung's «Bio Fusion 12» is a 16 x 16 x 1.5 inch abstract representation
of microscopic forms
painted in
encaustic and pastel with embedded threads.
Kay Hartung's «Bio Shadows 2» is an
encaustic painting depicting an imagined scene
of floating microscopic particles.
Abstract
encaustic painting on panel
of beige spurge leaves in a decorative arrangement on white 14 x 14 inches This modern abstract
encaustic painting by Allyson Levy is made with as...
The pleasures
of minimal clarity combined with the powers
of pure color are represented by the reductive
encaustic work
of Gail Gregg, Don Voisine's
painting with its shifting bright planes, and in James Juszczyk's subtle tonal gradations.
Kim Bernard makes sculpture, installations and
encaustic paintings which she exhibits widely at venues including the Portland Museum
of Art, Currier Museum
of Art, Fuller Craft Museum, Colby College Museum
of Art, Art Complex Museum, Saco Museum and UNH Museum
of Art.
Including RC prints on panel, hand
painted and layered with
encaustic, photogravures and sculptures, The Architect's Brother is the first exhibition in depth in New York
of their works, at the Jack Shainman Gallery.
A graduate
of the Minnesota College
of Art and Design, Jodi teaches
encaustic painting, and actively exhibits throughout Minnesota and the U.S.
Also in 2015, the artist and her work were included in the books Embracing
Encaustic: Mixing Media and Art Students League
of New York on
Painting: Lessons and Meditations on Mediums, Styles, and Methods.
This exhibition celebrates the release
of Encaustic Works 2012: A Biennial Exhibition in Print selected by Joanne Mattera and published by R&F Handmade
Paints.
The results are sumptuous abstract
encaustic paintings that utilize a minimal color palette and repetitive imagery, thick layers
of translucent and opaque wax, paper prepared with batik markings and hand rubbed oil stick combined to create multi dimensional panels.
It was only later that I became sufficiently attuned to
painting as a medium to recognise fully the richness and complexity
of facture alone
of the
encaustic works.
Inspired by the Sumi brush
paintings of Zen masters, this recent body
of 2 dimensional
encaustic works are an attempt to capture movement: fluid, gestural, spontaneous, whole body movement, as in a dance.