Cumulative Force

Ruche Off 0505.51, encaustic on panel,
20" x 24", © 2013 Karen Freedman

Cumulative Force
The Gallery at R&F
May 25 – July 20, 2013
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 25, 5-7 pm

Artists:
Russell Thurston
Karen Freedman
Paul Rinaldi
Erin Anfinson

The Gallery at R&F
R&F Paints
84 Ten Broeck Avenue
Kingston, NY 12401

Swept Away at the Cape Cod Museum of Art

Click on the image above to download a printable PDF of the Swept Away invitation.

Swept Away!

I am one of 31 artists selected by Michael Giaquinto, Exhibitions Curator, to participate in the exhibition Swept Away: Translucence, Transparence, Transcendence in Contemporary Encaustic, at the Cape Cod Museum of Art. May 18 - June 23.

A detail of my painting Ruche 0352.55 is on the cover of the exhibition catalog, designed by fellow exhibitors Jane Guthridge, along with co-designer Linda Cordner. 

The invited artists: Tracey Adams, Lynn Basa, Dawna Bemis, Michael Billie, Binnie Birstein, Anne Cavanaugh, Cecile Chong, David A. Clark, Linda Cordner, Elena De La Ville, Lorrie Fredette, Karen Freedman, Milisa Galazzi, Lorraine Glessner, Jane Guthridge, Howard Hersh, Sara Mast, Joanne Mattera, Cherie Mittenthal, Laura Moriarty, Catherine Nash, Nancy Natale, Jane Allen Nodine, Lisa Pressman, Lynda Ray, Paula Roland, Marybeth Rothman, Toby Sisson, Donna Hamil Talman, Elise Wagner, Gregory Wright.

This exhibition is being held in conjunction with the Seventh International Encaustic Conference  in Provincetown, MA

New Year, New Beginnings

I've spent the better part of 2012 building a new studio. During that time I was able to generate a considerable amount of studies for paintings I then hoped to one day bring to fruition.

The hiatus from physically painting turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Over months I was able to truly explore my vision.

Artist Statement

Kaleidoscoptical is a journey through the mindscape of geometric abstraction and optical illusion in which I explore visual perception and cognition through the interaction of color and form.

I achieve this, not by turning a dial on a toy to allow color to reflect off mirrors but by creating a motif composed of multiple shapes and layers painted with opaque and translucent encaustic paint, a medium that refracts light in its own way.

The Kaleidoscoptical series as a whole is made up of sub-sets of paintings that are differentiated by the first four numerical digits in their title. The paintings in each of these sub-sets are generated from a singular design matrix that is unique to that grouping. Varying the colors and the order in which the elements are layered allows for an unlimited series of paintings that although united by a similar matrix, can once assembled, appear unrelated.

The entire process, like a kaleidoscope, repeats itself over and over, but each result is different.

Ruche 0352.33, encaustic on panel, 12"x12"x1.5", ©2012 Karen Freedman

Ruche 0352.37, encaustic on panel, 12"x12"x1.5", ©2012 Karen Freedman

Ruche 0352.55, encaustic on panel, 12"x12"x1.5", ©2012 Karen Freedman

Ruche 0352.58, encaustic on panel, 12"x12"x1.5", ©2012 Karen Freedman

WOW!

WOW!

National Show of Encaustic Work

Curated by: Elena De La Ville

November 3 - December 31, 2011

Opening Reception: November 3, 2011, 5PM - 8PM

WOW! Women & Wax will feature leading artists in the field who are dedicated to the innovation of contemporary art and ideas. Artists from around the country were chosen for their innovative and contemporary use of the Encaustic medium. The exhibit provides a platform for dialogue and education, while increasing the understanding and appreciation of encaustic art.

Encaustic is one of the oldest forms of painting wherein beeswax, resin and pigment are layered and then fused to produce a luminous surface that both captures and transforms light. These artists melt, layer, scrape, and sculpt to create their individual vision in wax.

Invited artists:

Binnie Birstein

Neverne Covington

Karen Freedman  

Diana González Gandolfi

Joanne Mattera

Laura Moriarty

Nancy Natale

Catherine Nash

Jane Allen Nodine

Elena De La Ville

Art Center Sarasota

707 N Tamiami Trail

Sarasota, FL 34236-4050
941-365-2032