About the Book
This book explores the work of Joyce Gehl from her first major exhibition of encaustic painting. It features 20 full-color reproductions of the art and an essay by art critic Daniel Kany. Gehl is represented by Patricia Rovzar Gallery in Seattle, Washington.
Features & Details
- Primary Category: Arts & Photography Books
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Project Option: Small Square, 7×7 in, 18×18 cm
# of Pages: 40 - Publish Date: Feb 15, 2010
- Keywords photograpy, wax, flowers, painting, northwest, encaustic, art
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About the Creator
Joyce Gehl
Seattle Washington
I seek out and am intrigued by links among seemingly unrelated objects or events. I begin with drawings from life in order to record my vision of the essence of the subject — whether it be plant, human or object. I also photograph the subject in order to preserve a precise moment — a bud, a bloom, or the start of deterioration. These photographic studies become my base layer, sometimes disappearing entirely under the pigment and wax and other times surfacing as a whisper of what lies beneath. By encasing texture and color in layers of hot wax, floating in space, I aim to reveal the beauty in things unseen or indefinable. My goal is to create work that is simultaneously sensual and contemplative.