This Friday’s Feature artist is Marc Leone!
I love the way he uses earth and volcanic ash in his carbon and crust project!
I love the way he uses earth and volcanic ash in his carbon and crust project!
From his artist statement:
The work explores geologic sources as metaphors and symbols within interdisciplinary formal directions combining painting, drawing, and sculptural techniques. Through layering and unearthing layers, I paint “crustal layers”, upon which to thrust mark making. Further, I use elemental carbon and mineral graphite at each layer to strengthen the connection to geologic origins. Many of the marks made on the paint come from power equipment. My control and at times, my lack of control of these tools, provide the means to erode, to cut, to dig, buff, sand, and to pock the surface and sub-surface paint in ways that are reminiscent of natural, man-made, and archaeological processes. In essence, I am working to explore the sublime and to quite literally work with the same materials that I symbolize.
The work explores geologic sources as metaphors and symbols within interdisciplinary formal directions combining painting, drawing, and sculptural techniques. Through layering and unearthing layers, I paint “crustal layers”, upon which to thrust mark making. Further, I use elemental carbon and mineral graphite at each layer to strengthen the connection to geologic origins. Many of the marks made on the paint come from power equipment. My control and at times, my lack of control of these tools, provide the means to erode, to cut, to dig, buff, sand, and to pock the surface and sub-surface paint in ways that are reminiscent of natural, man-made, and archaeological processes. In essence, I am working to explore the sublime and to quite literally work with the same materials that I symbolize.
untitled (#1169-930), 60 x 60 inches
surface detail
untitled (#1169-210), 60 x 72 inches
To find out more about Marc Leone, visit his website!
TGIF!
Mary
TGIF!
Mary
