Not exact matches
The works are fashioned from the same small handful of materials and shapes:
tubes of stainless steel; circular and rectangular sheets of transparent and reflective glass;
thin lines cutting out, carved into, or
painted on to hard surfaces.
By contrast, Florida artist Lilian Garcia - Roig, whose work is at Thomas Deans Fine Art through March 31, applies her oil
paint straight from the squeeze bottle (a
tube would produce too
thin a line) in order to reinvent plein - air landscape
painting.
Airbrushed atmospheres, gradients, hypnotic curlicues, industrial roller marks,
thin skeins of
paint,
paint squeezed directly out of a
tube — Benson knows that each of these techniques creates a discrete physical sensation of create ocular depth and tactility that belies the flatness of the canvas.
From your recycling bin: • two 2L pop bottles (I used Coke Zero) • mouth was bottle • two shampoo or conditioner bottles (plastic deodorant containers may work too) • round plastic dip or spread container •
thin cardboard from cereal boxes or something similar • paper towel
tube From the thrift store or the back of your closet: • old purse with brown faux - leather straps From the craft store, hardware store or your supply cabinet: • scissors and x-acto knife • glue gun and glue sticks • white glue • masking tape • wire • spray primer • spackling paste • silver spray
paint • craft
paint in bronze, pewter and black •
paint brushes