Lynda Cole, September 2006

Lynda Cole Stillness Obscured Stillness Obscured encaustic over pigmented ink painting, mylar 72"h x 36"w by Lynda Cole	“...imagine elegance in the fashion world colliding with ecology and natural history... Lynda Cole’s art springs from her education and experience in two rarely related design fields: landscape architecture and fabric design, which she pares down to essential forms - squares, circles, or cubes - that resonate with ‘stillness’. The shimmering colors of foils in silver or palladium undergo slow oxidative change like a seasonal landscape. Her work evokes an openness and peaceful contemplation along with a feeling of focused energy and creative flair.” ~ Martha Keller	September 12 - October 15, 2006 Closing Reception: Friday, October 13, 7 - 10 pm coinciding with Art Night in Ann Arbor Sunday at 2 Series continues on Sunday September 24th at 2 pm with a Powerpoint talk by Lynda Cole about her materials and methods.

Lynda Cole’s one woman show at WSG Washington Street Gallery reveals her fascination with materials. Using silver leaf, frosted mylar, wax and digital images she creates contrasts between hard and soft, transparent and opaque, translucency and reflection, movement and stillness. The impression is one of cool serenity. Cole says of these works: "I work with materials and imagery that say, Be still for a moment. It is the opposite voice of normal everyday life. The viewer needs to bring his or her own narrative but the mood is set. The materials all have a quality of translucency (wax, frosted mylar) or reflection (silver leaf). With some of these materials I determine the path they take but let them speak for themselves." Stillness Obscured will be on exhibit from September 12th through October 15th at WSG Washington Street Gallery, 120 E. Liberty Street, Ann Arbor. There will be a closing reception to meet the artist on Friday, October 13th from 7 - 10 pm. This will coincide with the Artist Walk in downtown Ann Arbor. On Sunday, September 24th at 2 pm, Ms. Cole will be presenting a Powerpoint talk about the exhibition and her methods.

Untitled 14 encaustic on cradled panel 12"h x 12"w x 2"d by Lynda Cole		Untitled 15 encaustic on cradled panel 12"h x 12"w x 2"d by Lynda Cole

Sumi Pond sumi ink drawing, pigmented ink print, encaustic on cradled panel 12"h x 12"w x 2"d by Lynda Cole		Sumi sumi ink drawing, pigmented ink print, encaustic on cradled panel 12"h x 12"w x 2"d by Lynda Cole

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