Mixed Media Collage Paintings on masonite by Annette Turow
| Annette
Turow continues her exploration of Biblical figures from the
Old Testament in this moving series of small mixed media paintings. "Matriarchs followed the Circa 1900 series which originally emanated from a string of amber beads owned by my great grandmother, Hannah. Ideas and sensations about the matriarchal figures in the Bible and what they wore began to develop as a natural extension of the fabrics I had imagined for Hannah. I was preoccupied with the layers, hidden spaces, coverings, shadows and textures of the cloth used to create their robes. The feminine roles of protecting, containing, hiding, comforting and beautifying all seemed to be exemplified in the folds of these garments. I have attempted to express these ideas through the forms and colors of this series." The paintings are mixed media on canvas and on masonite. The collages are created from painted papers, color xerox copies of my own papers, acrylic gels and oil sticks. |
"I was preoccupied with the layers, hidden spaces, coverings, shadows and textures of the cloth used to create their robes. The feminine roles of protecting, containing, hiding, comforting and beautifying all seemed to be exemplified in the folds of these garments...
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From the Beach New Work 2001-2
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