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ARTIST STATEMENT
Blue Adventure and Island Blue, 24 x 48 for both panels, or 24 x 24 x 2.25 inches each panel,
UV resistant industrial epoxy resin,
acrylic paint and graphite on panel, September 2011.
I use a combination of ultra violet light resistant industrial epoxy resin, graphite, and acrylic paint on archival tempered wood or acrylic glass panels.
A simplifying approach to art-making is the driving force behind my work. The primary intention is to utilize the basic elements of visual language such as dot(point), line, color, surface, form and light to create maximum visual impact. I describe my work as non-objective reductive art that deals with the elements of repetition, geometric abstraction and minimalism. It is inspired by nature, time, space, color, sound, movement, and composition.
The reductive aesthetic in my work is an overlapping of decidedly contrary visual elements; a play of many dualities. Concepts of time, space, concentration, and the meditative energies of motion are expressed in this work.
I am fascinated with the interplay of line, dot and light where the relationship of harmony and balance play a significant role. Graphite lines are drawn using varying weights and grades. Resin droplets are placed one at a time on the final surface. The placement of these two elements continues until an acceptable “visual plane” emerges. In the course of this process, I feel what I imagine composing music must be like. Droplets serving as notes as they come to rest on the surface.
The interplay of the lines, layers of resin, and resin droplets create a 3-D effect. The drops functioning to both distort and magnify the lines. Lighting plays an important role in the presentation of my work for it maximizes the viewing experience. When the observer passes from one side to another of the artwork, a sequence of moving lights and the ever-changing images project into and reflect out of the work.
Though my process is time consuming and labor intensive, working in a nearly pristine environment with epoxy resin provides a balance of structure and chaos that is fulfilling to me. It challenges my desire for problem solving, material sensitivity, attentiveness, and discipline.
Sand T Kalloch
February 2012
info@SandTworks.com
NOTE: The glossy surface and the intricate visual details in my paintings are difficult to capture with any true accuracy in image reproductions. Since accurate reproductions are so difficult, I invite interested persons to view the original creations at my art exhibit. These paintings are best appreciated up close in person.
