The Art of Caryl Gordon
| "My compositions are abstract landscapes, where some relate directly to nature. In others, I strive to "redefine nature" by describing our new millennium with suggestions of industrialization, insinuations of the mechanical, and even accusations of pollutants which we leave behind floating in and amongst our beautiful environment. "My encaustics have evolved from the monoprints I have been creating over the past 14 years. They are essentially collages using wax as an adherent. I also use the wax to paint areas of the collage. When I construct my monoprints, I often use found objects of flat metal, plastic or wood with unusual textures and shapes to emboss my plates. I now use these same textures and shapes in my encaustics in a variety of ways. Sometimes, I will cut up my monoprints to basically recycle them, using the chosen portions for collage purposes. In addition, I make my own fabric designs on raw canvas using the before-mentioned found objects as stencils, spray painting the canvas with fabric dyes. I use these pieces of cloth in my collages as well. In fact, I use whatever I can find that interests me, a real recycling endeavor, for collaging, stenciling, stamping, tracing, etc." |