Tree Bark Fragment, var.1

Barbara Schneider

58H x 15W x 6D inches

2020

USA

ARTIST STATEMENT

Tree Bark Fragment, var. 1 is part of a continuing series of work that explores and interprets natural images by enlarging and reshaping them. I collect leaves, pods, flowers, grasses, bark, branches and anything else of interest and look closely at their structure and shape. In particular, I like to collect these natural objects at the end of summer when they have begun to wither and fragment. Looking at them closely and enlarging them enables me to see them as sculptural objects. Shaping the pieces introduces a new element – light and shadow interacting with the folding surfaces. My ongoing interest in the Japanese concept of Wabi-Sabi, finding beauty in things that are imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete is at the core of all of my art work. This dimensional work expands my view in many different directions. What does the eye see? What does the camera see? What does the mind see?

MATERIALS

Fosshape, paint, various threads, felt, wire

TECHNIQUES

Fosshape layering, stitching, painting, shaping and piercing, additional hand-stitching, cutting with heat gun