Obsidian BlueBy Janise Yntema
Overview
2015
Pigment, Beeswax, resin and pigment on canvas mounted on panel
Unique Work
Dimensions: 60cm (H) x 60cm (W) / 23.6" (H) x 23.6" (W)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings.
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Artist Statement
The images Yntema creates are the result of accumulated, semi-translucent layers of color.
The beeswax gives a dimensional quality to whatever surface she paints on. Despite the buildup of layers, the qualities of the wax also imbue an ephemeral lightness to the pictures, as light is allowed to pass through the top layer to illuminate the layers beneath. The process of creating these pictures is slow and deliberate, and that sense of the building up of time is important to the work.
Yntema is inspired by the way light interacts with the natural landscape. She uses color and space as a way of examining light.
Artist Profile
Born: 1962
Hometown: New York
Based in: Brussels
Janise Yntema is an American abstract painter currently living and working in Brussels, Belgium.
She works with the ancient technique of encaustic wax, a combination of beeswax, resin and pigments in which heat serves as the active solvent.
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