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August, 2002
32" x 132"
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Artist Statement: "August, 2002" is a large-scale print produced by combining several photographs
scanned at high resolution and manipulating them digitally to produce a panoramic
view of dense vegetation. The size and format of the image invite the viewer to
study the work both from afar and up close. As we move in closer and walk left
and right, we become aware of a myriad of details that were not distinguishable
when viewed from a distance. The more we look, the more we see. In one section
of the image, high in a tree and camouflaged against background trees, a Great
Blue Heron perches on a branch. Only if we take the time to look very carefully,
do we see the bird. Only with repeated and concentrated viewing do we come to
understand the landscape that is our world.
Slightly off center, an overgrown path leading into the underbrush is faintly visible.
The composition references the traditional horizontal scroll paintings of Chinese
landscape art, as well as the "all-over" paintings of the Abstract Expressionists.
The print is produced as a mosaic of 8-inch-square tiles, each printed on a digital
ink-jet printer, then sealed and protected by a plastic facing. The tiles are in turn
mounted onto a rigid lightweight board. |
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