Surface and Space
In my practice, I use natural dyes and pigments. I use these materials because the natural colors fade and change over time. These time-based pieces function as paintings that reference the bright color that once was. I use this to my advantage to play with the tint and shade of a color on a fabric. Chemical process and time are combined to create a work of art that destroys itself while it creates an image. The materials harvested from the landscape demonstrate the ability to function like a landscape. The natural colors are fragile. Every specific color reflects the landscape it was. I use this to my advantage to play with the tint and shade of a color on a fabric. Chemical process and time are combined to create a work of art that destroys itself while it creates an image. The materials harvested from the landscape demonstrate the ability to function like a landscape. The natural colors are fragile. Every specific color reflects the landscape it comes from. Each color has a specific purpose in the landscape. I want the viewer to live in the moment and experience my work as it is or was. As the work gradually fades and changes, the viewer will see another living iteration of the piece. Sunlight, as it sculpts the plants in nature; it also functions as a material that develops my image.
Surface and Space
2017
72 x 72 Inches
Cyanotype on dyed muslin. (Exposed at 11:30 AM)
Contact
2017
72 x 69.5 Inches
Encaustic wax resist on dyed muslin, spray-paint and string.
Container (artifact 2)
2017
(Size varies with installation)
Madder dyed wool yarn, woven with green nylon string. (used to cradle a synthesizer)
Madder Root
2018
5 x 7 Inches
Dried madder root and graphite, on primed linen
Yarn Shuttle (Artifact 1)
2018
6 x 1.5 Inches
Dyed silk yarn, carved wood: dyed with logwood and bees wax.
Insides
2017-2018
(Installation size varies)
Naturally dyed muslin, encaustic wax, hand sewed seams, stuffed with polyfil and recycled clothing.
Natural dyes used: Cochineal, indigo, camomile, mint, and madder root.
B (left) and A (right)
2018
36 x 42 Inches
B (left): Cochineal suspended in dried salt crystals and crust on dyed muslin. Stretched on primed canvas.
A (right): Spray-paint and pastel on Indigo dyed on linen. Stretched on primed canvas.
Mojave
2017
72 x 72 Inches
Spray-paint on ‘Flamingo’ dyed muslin.
(Left) Alpha Matters
2017
72 x 72 Inches
Spray-paint and Alkanna Tinctoria (Alkanet dye) on muslin.
(Right) Beta Matters
2017
72 x 72 Inches
Spray-paint and bleach on Indigo dyed linen.
Enceladus moon
2016
72 x 69.5 Inches
Cyanotype on muslin.
(Drawings on canvas)
2016
Euclid
2016
72 x 69.5 Inches
Vinyl on canvas and rocks placed on the floor.
Improvisations of colors, shapes and themes
2016
2016
2018
2017
2018
2018
2015
Yeltsin Anthony Penado 