Showing posts with label Diane Cooper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Diane Cooper. Show all posts

Sunday, October 9, 2011

A TANGLE OF TWISTING PATHS


Anne-Laure Djabllah. (Oil, mixed media on canvas). See Flickr photo stream here.


I have been planning this post for a while and when I re-discovered Anne-Laure Djaballah's blog it all came together. Much of Anne-Laure's work revolves around the fragile threads of life .... connecting ... disconnecting, tangling... untangling; Path's crossing, twisting, meandering .... beginning and ending. In most of her pieces there is a line, a thread, a wire linking elements .... much like life. Our lives are connected by threads, journeys and stories.

Detail from work in progress by Anne-Laure Djaballah. See blog post here.


"Lines, broken up, tangled, linking the dots, drawn by hand, made of paint, thread, string or wire, the line connects one place to the next, suggesting a path, and telling a story". - Anne-Laure Djaballah


Assemblage by Anne-Laure Djaballah.


I wallowed in Anne Laure's blog for a while before moving on to other artists who are intrigued by life's tangles, both organized and disorganized .....


Enthicket 2 by John Bonick. See more of John's work here.

...... and then this poem by Naomi Shihab Nye fell in my lap....

Life is a tangle of
twisting paths.

Some short.

Some long.

There are dead ends.

And there are choices.

And wrong turns,

and detours,

and yield signs,

and instruction booklets,

and star maps,

and happiness,

and loneliness.

And friends.

And sisters.

And love.

And poetry.


Life is a maze.

You are a maze.

Amazed.

And amazing.



-- Naomi Shihab Nye from the book A Maze Me


Stefany Hemming. See more of Stefany's work at the Bill Lowe Gallery, here.

Brice Marden. See more here.

Free Advice by DJ Simpson. See more here.

Alexander Faley. See more of Alexander's work at Koller Art House here.

Alexander Faley. See more here.

Sam Reveles. See more of Sam's work here.

Diane Cooper. See many more tangled pieces at Diane's website, here.


Kay Sekimachi

Necklace by Kay Sekimachi. See more of Kay's work at the Jane Sauer Gallery, here.

Ceramic piece by Gudrun Klix. See website here.

A whimsical sculpture I found on Tumblr. If anyone knows the name of the artist please let me know .

Friday, December 18, 2009

BUNDLES AND PACKAGES, WRAPPED & UNWRAPPED

Shroud No 1 by Lynne Perrella

A second post on wrapped art was inevitable, especially since Lynne Perrella so graciously agreed to share some of her exciting assemblages on my blog. Lynne is the queen of bundle and wrap! Papers and vintage fabric, packaged, rolled and scrolled, wrapped and bound with twine, wire and string.

"I realized that nearly EVERY work of art, currently on my "Assemblages" web page features elements that are tied, bound, wound/round and bundled. Most of all, I love the moment when I take a bundle that I have created and then I take a needle tool and start poking and pulling at the layers, and having them "spill" a bit; just enough to suggest an intriguing opening or a slight "reveal". That's my favorite part. " - Lynne Perrella


Shroud No 2 by Lynne Perrella

One of my favourite images is Lynne's banner, here. It is in fact a composite of several images which Lynnes friend, Michelle has blended and tweaked to present a visual feast for all those who visit her website.

Secrets 1 & 2 by Lynne Perrella

Ledger Bundle 2 by Gail Rieke-Ledger

"Genten" No 403 by Diane Cooper

"Living in Japan, a culture much older than our own, developed within me a love for the aged and worn surface. The Japanese aesthetic has been a major influence on my work. - Diane Cooper



"Bundle" No 3o by Diane Cooper

Crush-white by Diane Cooper at the Jean Albano Gallery


A Matter of Interpretation (detail), Mixed media, Textile by Linda Welch


"The work explores what seems to be an inherent human---call it desire, need or drive--to wrap, to bundle, to protect, to contain, to obscure, or to enhance an object or being. Each bundle has a core component surrounded by multiple layers of material that comprise the outer envelope. Layers provide support and strength. Each piece balances between comfort or confinement, secrecy or exposure. Each has it's own voice." - Linda Welch

Diagenesis Series, Textile, Mixed Media, by Linda Welch


Flathead grid by Kate Hunt


We've seen many examples of packages wrapped and bound . Now for something exquisitely unwrapped. Tim O'Kane's breathtaking paintings can be seen, here.


Poem. Oil on panel by Tim O'Kane
*Calling all Wrappers .... A book for your christmas list ..... How to wrap Five Eggs: Traditional Japanese Packaging by Hideyuki Oka
*See previous post on wrapped and tied, here.