Openings Connecting: GRACEANN WARN, encaustics

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

GRACEANN WARN, encaustics

Robyn, from ART PROPELLED in South Africa, on my sidebar, always features the BEST art from around the world. Graceann Warn is a Michigan artist, and her encaustic work was in Robyn's blog this week.
I thought i'd share a few of her works that were showing at Water Street Gallery, in Douglas, MI, and post a few more tomorrow, and then the one that i have at home.

12 comments:

UnknownSeptember 9, 2009 at 8:07 PM
lovely! every time I see encaustic art I want so badly to try it .... I can almost smell the wax and feel its smoothness
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ArtPropelledSeptember 9, 2009 at 11:43 PM
Oooohhhh these pieces are so wonderful!They really hit the spot! I also enjoyed a cyber visit to the Water Street Gallery. Thanks for posting.
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ArtPropelledSeptember 9, 2009 at 11:44 PM
Whoops.. how could I forget? Thanks for the mention, Nancy.
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BeaSeptember 10, 2009 at 5:41 AM
Thanks for sharing these. :)Bea
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Kelly M.September 10, 2009 at 11:10 AM
Graceann Warn's artworks are marvelous. I saw her work up in Lenox, Massachusetts about 2 years ago -- I stood and stared so long I think folks were getting nervous -- ha! Thank you for posting these!
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Pamela Terry and EdwardSeptember 10, 2009 at 5:40 PM
My oldest friend is a professional photographer, and she often does enaustic work. It's fascinating, both the process and the finished product.

Thanks so much for visiting and commenting on my blog today, and for leading me here to your lovely site. I know I shall return!

All the best to you!
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Lucky Dip LisaSeptember 11, 2009 at 2:01 AM
Wonderful pieces, all of them!
In NZ we arn't allowed to photograph at exhibitions or in gallery's, I find it fascinating to see the treasures you (and Robyn) find!
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ELKSeptember 11, 2009 at 1:40 PM
ah such interesting pieces , I relish seeing new artists thanks for showing these pieces
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studioJudithSeptember 12, 2009 at 11:07 AM
Glorious images.
A great group of work that seems to be so comfortable together ...

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Caterina GiglioSeptember 13, 2009 at 4:03 PM
love these pieces Neva! gorgeous!
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SethSeptember 13, 2009 at 7:46 PM
I love her work. I have seen it in NYC and it is even better in person.
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graceannSeptember 16, 2009 at 12:25 PM
Hey, thanks!! Someone just sent me this link. What an nice surprise. I have a website you are welcome to see:
www.graceannwarn.com

Thanks again-Graceann
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FOUR DIRECTIONS/FOUR VISIONS: Two Graces: First showing for me, JUNE 3, 2011

With no directions home, I found Taos in the late 60s. It felt like home immediately. It still does. I know this sentiment is familiar to countless others.

The mountain stopped me in my tracks, and I stayed for several years. Since that time, I circle back annually.

To me, that circle is symbolic of this body of work at Two Graces. This is a time in my life when I've been fortunate enough to experiment with art making. Not surprisingly, I found myself drawn back to the images in the Ektachrome slides that I'd taken in the early 80s of Chaco Canyon, the San Francisco de Asis Church, dusty roads, and the ever changing skies of Northern New Mexico. The spirit of this adobed land lingers in my core and manifests itself within these works.

This past Michigan winter was spent creating enlarged negatives from my thirty year old slides, pulling part of my past into the present via today's tools of scanner and computer. Using traditional silver-gelatin darkroom processes, these resurrected and modified negatives acquired a new life. The majority of these prints are the result of this mediated reincarnation.

The smaller images took me into photographic processes from the mid-1800s. These handmade platinum/palladium prints are created coating vellum, for translucency, with these metal salts and exposing them to ultraviolet light. They are then bathed in the alchemy of the darkroom. The tonal qualities are unique in each print. Finally, 24k gold is layered to the backs of the prints, emanating the warmth, glow, and depth of these beloved places.