The AtlanticBy Christine So
Overview
2021
Acrylic, Acrylic on canvas
Unique Work
Dimensions: 91.4cm (H) x 91.4cm (W) x 3.8cm (D) / 36" (H) x 36" (W) x 1.5" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings.
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Artist Statement
The deepest water in the middle of the ocean is a deep dark indigo like this. This minimalist pattern painting is the first of this abstract series of the seven seas.
This painting on stretched canvas was done in such a way that it resembles a block printed cloth or wax-resist batik. I used hundreds of tiny hand cut stencil masks adhered one by one and then brushed fluid paint over them to give the sense of fabric dye over a painted wax design. The under layer is actually a variety of very pale blues and not a solid flat white, giving a sense of undulating ripples.The five columns vary in their shades of indigo rather like a quilt stitched together of different pieces of fabric.
This painting arrives ready to hang on stretched canvas with a hanging wire on the back. The 1.5 inch deep wooden sides are a clean bright white.
Artist Profile
Born: 1970
Hometown: San Francisco
Based in: Oakland, California, USA
I live in the woods in northern California. Whenever I leave my house I am under an endless web of tree branches. Their silhouettes have etched themselves into my memory over the decades.
My paintings and prints are always nature-inspired and nearly always monochromatic. Each one is an immersion in …
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