Zen Garden 08, night view

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Comment by Nikki Coulombe on December 15, 2018 at 4:29pm

Hi - the "dots" are light revealed through holes created by the woven canvas. Thanks, as always, for your critique.

Comment by Resident Curator on June 18, 2018 at 8:36am

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Zen Garden 08, night view is a pleasurable form; as much image as object. The installation which includes an artificial light source no doubt creates a glowing pictorial field.  It is a bit difficult for me to make out the physical surface of the painting on my monitor- the description of woven canvas strips and acrylics makes me wonder if the dots are painted, or if they’re actual holes between the webbing.  In either case, the back lighting creates the impression of a solar eclipse.  It appears quite different from the other pieces in your Zen garden series, as they offer exploratory marks building up a representational topography. The more natural or filtered light of these spaces is softer, but one could argue they are equally as evocative as the graphic night view.