Paintings. Sculptures. I’m not sure how to classify these works. The substrate is a paper-infused, air-drying medium that I can shape into bite-able sheets. I have been moving toward a more text-centred mode of expression for a very long time and a few of my newest pieces are almost solid text.
“Water-made World” Acrylic and mixed media on birch panel, 16″ x 24″
“Multi-plane Dialogue, Gretel” Acrylic and mixed media, unframed, 18″ x 12″
“Porcelain Delta” Acrylic and mixed media on birch panel, 13 1/2″ x 18″
“Vintage Two-Word Dictionary Entries: Coal Scuttle / Iron Lung” Acrylic and mixed media on birch panel, 13″ x 13″
“Vintage Two-Word Dictionary Entries: Green Horn / Lady’s Man” Acrylic and mixed media on birch panel, 13″ x 13″
This body of work expresses my appreciation for the beauty of letter forms, the cogs of our noble and maltreated communications vehicle. I put language in the foreground and ask viewers to apprehend it as a sinuous, flexible art form.
If I catch myself unawares, I can almost take my own breath away. (What an admission to make in print.)
andrea trace 