Figure/Ground Series, 2002 - present
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An ongoing series of paintings on appropriated fashion magazine advertisement pages. Figures are painted white leaving only landscape and a ghostly silhouette. Emphasis is put on pose and gesture rather than fashion, accessory and expression. More recently the series has expanded to include drawings and video work.
Video and paintings from top left:
1. Variations, 2007, 5 minutes, dvd projection, edition 6 - 'Variations' is a video made as an extension to the Figure/Ground paintings in which silhouettes have gestural significance. The video was made by showing a choreographer/dancer ten paintings from which to create a dance. She choreographed and then performed variations of the dance on a green screen stage (a symbolic replacement of the landscapes in the paintings). The piece was then digitally composited, edited, and set to music.
| Credits | |
|---|---|
| Kate Foley | Choreographer and Dancer |
| Tony Arias | Director of Photography |
| Andy Walker | Production Assistant |
| Carol McDowell | Editor |
| Sasha Freedman | Digital Effects |
| Scott Hiltzik | Composer "Absence" from Last Day Home, © 2007 Night Sky Music |
2. Green, 2007, Ink and watercolor on paper 22 x 30”
3. Miss Sixty, 2007, Acrylic and magazine on wood panel 10 3/4 x 15 3/4”
4. Necklace, 2007, Acrylic and magazine on wood panel 11 3/4 x 17 1/2”
5. Gold, 2006, Acrylic and magazine on wood panel 10 3/4 x 15 3/4”
6. Snow, 2006, Acrylic and magazine on wood panel 10 3/4 x 15 3/4”
7. Arm Outstretched, 2005, Acrylic and magazine on wood panel 10 1/2 x 7 3/4”
8. Sitting, 2005, Acrylic and magazine on wood panel 10 1/2 x 7 1/2”
9. Kissing Couple, 2004, Acrylic, ink and magazine on wood panel 10 1/2 x 14 3/4”
10. St. John, 2005, Acrylic and magazine on wood panel 10 3/4 x 15 3/4”
11. Gucci, 2002, Acrylic, ink and magazine on wood panel 10 1/2 x 17 1/2”
12. Carefree, 2002, Acrylic and magazine on wood panel 10 1/2 x 7 3/4”