Karen Gallagher Iverson
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Crest From Below, Tahoe Tree Line 5, 2018
Color pastel on wax on panel
10" x 10" x 1"
On panel, unframed
Seeing though a veil of captured dots, & the processes to integrate photo imagery is something I came to early in my printmaking practice. Seeking out techniques & materials (both traditional & emerging) to add to my image making vocabulary, I've been drawn to that edge between print tradition and naive innovation ever since.
For my current work I developed a lo-fi printmaking method. Utilizing digital technologies, hobby-grade fabrication machinery, & industry plastic materials I have been able to produce highly detailed pochoir screens in plastic, & use them to build up non-editioned monoprints of photo halftones, using in soft pastel on poured wax surface. It provides a unique ground to play at the boundaries of printmaking, photo imaging and drawing.
The Crest from Below, Tahoe Tree Line series focuses on the fading light through roadside tree tops. This is a unique view that is caused by the permanent path of a paved road through seemingly wild lands. Over time the trees morph around our laid asphalt and offer these crescent shaped landscapes to those who move along them. Reduced silhouettes that rely on delicately implied details and hold saturated colors of light along the edges. A contrast of dusk's blinding highlights against the darkened tonal forms of the passing forest.