By
Db Waterman
Piece description from the artist
Melancholic Landscape art I'M LEAVING is an evocative mixed media painting that captures a decisive moment.
The work aims to mimic the look and feel of an old, weathered photograph. The pale tones and softly blurred edges evoke the passage of time. Layers of paint and ink work in harmony to mimic the grainy, yellowed effect of aged film, as if this scene had been pulled from the pages of a forgotten memory.
With her back to the viewer, the woman invites reflection on where she is going and what she is leaving behind.
I'M LEAVING transcends the swampy landscape and becomes a timeless emblem of self-determination, resilience and the courage to step forward, even when the destination remains unknown.
I assemble original photography, assorted papers, acrylics, oil, charcoal, ink, and pencil in my works. The variety of resources I am able to use has proved indispensable to me. The biggest challenge the collage medium posed was its unforgiving lack of transparency. Finding a way to replicate the effects of transparency afforded by paint, especially watercolors, was a large victory for me. The preparing labor shows through in my collages; layer upon layer of material remains visible in the finished pieces. I believe my body of work is characterized by my skill for reinvention. Having always loved the appearance of weathered walls plastered with peeling paint and old posters, I revive this aesthetic with hopefully a keen and professional eye. The creative objective of my work is to “make something beautiful out of dilapidation.” My tableaus explore the dissonance between old and new materials, intertwined in the most beautiful way possible to create dreamlike and melancholy images.
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