Domenica Bockman
Born: 1969
Hometown: Ithaca, NY
Based in: Ithaca, NY
Domenica's abstract paintings explore geometry, color, surface and texture. Innovating with encaustic (pigmented wax and resin) on wood, she often interrogates the limits of "the square" and grid by creating counterintuitive relationships among different panel arrangements.
Born in the U.S. and raised in Africa, she has been greatly influenced by hand woven textile craft, notably Kuba grass cloth weavings from the Congo, mud cloth from Mali and Phulkari embroidered tapestries from India. Her work fuses traditional handmade sensibility with minimalism and non-objectivism. Unplanned breaks in patterns and spots inadvertently revealing the presence of the human hand, inspire her.
In Ithaca, NY, Domenica also owns, manages and curates the fashion collection at Petrune Vintage clothing boutique as well as art shows at The Petrune Gallery. She is also co-founder of Cayuga Arts Collective, a nonprofit for artists
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Domenica Bockman In The Studio
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What inspires you?
Nature, light, birds, geometric forms
Describe your creative process.
I paint with encaustic, a combination of beeswax, pigment and resin, which is applied in a molten state. This material gives beautiful texture and luminously to the colors.
What are 3 words that best describe your work?
Bold, Graphic, Textured
Who are some artists that have influenced your work?
Hilma Af Klint, Matisse, Kuba Grasscloth artists, Moke
What is the most important tool when creating your work?
My heated palette for painting with hot wax
What is the best piece of advice you have been given?
Art is a practice, do it every day and your work will get better and better
Where do you go for inspiration?
The woods and waterfalls near my home
