By
Db Waterman
Piece description from the artist
In the vintage landscape artwork WHEN TIME STOOD STILL a woman stands still in the tall, withered dune grass. Behind her is an old caravan on the edge of the dunes, with the suggestion of a sea behind it, hidden in a mysterious, hazy mist.
The mixed media collage technique, to deliberately create weathered layers, gives the image a nostalgic, almost surreal atmosphere.
Like a yellowed Polaroid photo from a forgotten time.
The work exudes melancholy and evokes memories of childhood beach holidays. The woman looks out over the dune landscape and seems trapped in a moment that lasts forever. The silence, the colors, the textures: everything feels like a dream. Who is she? What is she doing there alone?
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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