new obsession!

I came across this exhibition, and I'm really excited about Glenn Ligon's work... The title of this show says enough as to why I'm currently obsessed.
yay! :)

Glenn Ligon's most comprehensive exhibition thus far.

It's going to Fort Worth next, and I'm hoping I'll be able to catch it when I visit my sister!!

5 pieces mid-evolution

So these are the 5 pieces that have been evolving over the past few weeks. I'm experimenting with various methods of encaustic application and incorporating text. My next step for some of them is to do image transfers of printed text - I just can't decide on a font. Sorry, but all of these images are a bit too blue, especially on the right hand side of the pieces - the light in my studio was not ideal when I took these photos. So just imagine them less blue haha:

With the text in this one, I tried carving into the encaustic medium and then filling the carved areas with black encaustic. I really like this aesthetic and will continue layering more and more text (thinking of the idea of a palimpsest). 

I'm experimenting with using my heat gun to melt a block of wax and let it drip down onto the mdf board. Then I use the heat gun as a paintbrush-replacement - I use it to manipulate the wax when it's melted. I will most likely start to put image transfers as the next layer.

Image transfers and shapes.... it needs more text... I'm playing around with the ideas of access (or lack thereof) and privacy -- two things which I think have quite a bit to do with language in the public sphere. 

This one and the one below are the two that I had posted before when they were less evolved. I like the idea of using paper/parchment with a combination of written and typed text. They still have a long way to go. 

so inspired...

by this guy:
Mark Bradford

We all know this by now, but I wanted to share his website because it's so amazing and I visit it so often. He seamlessly applies his aesthetics to his socio-political explorations. love  love love.

starting small

I figured that in order to get to a point where I can (comfortably) work large-scale fusing my former purely abstract improvisational style with my newly structured imagery-filled image transfer palimpsests, I need to start small and work my way up. These are two of five in-progress encaustic and acrylic pieces on MDF. Started them last week, and more images are coming soon!