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Painting, encaustic on Wood
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I am exploring our desire for a lost Eden. In our fast changing world the infinite splendor of the natural process of beauty and entropy becomes a metaphor for the continuum: A fallen world, but free to overcome and evolve form and purpose. It is a state of transition, of change, of evolution. I work with wax and I find myself hunting down the beauty of accidents and entropy that cannot be replicated, but lead to surprising solutions. Unlike oil paint, encaustic cannot be blended. I apply it in layers to achieve a similar optical mix and depth and I use Sgraffitto to reveal what was there just a moment ago, only to come up with a new image. I paint in wax, because the painting process embodies failure, the vulnerability of progress and evolution. I leap and fail, but when I succeed I transcend tragedy and see the genesis of beauty and the ephemeral. available through Ward Gallery, Petoskey, Mi , USA encaustic, 2014
2014
encaustic on Wood
One-of-a-kind Artwork
24 W x 36 H x 1.5 D in
Not Framed
Not applicable
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Birgit’s energetic works show a lush world, where nature is in constant celebration. Her lyrical abstractions reflect an intense relationship with the surrounding landscape, an intimate experience of wilderness which mirrors alluring and alarming oneself. At heart being a contemporary romanticist, she depicts the grandeur of nature and the place of humanity within it. She has exhibited nationally and internationally and is represented in Germany, The Netherlands, and in the US. Birgit won multiple awards nationwide. Her work was selected for, Saatchi Collections "New This Week" 2014-2022; The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn, NY, 2017- 2019, and The Other Art Fair Chicago, IL, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024. In February 2017, she attended a month-long residency at The Studios of Key West. Recently, she was awarded the Female Lifetime Achievement Award, Art Comes Alive, ADC Fine Art Gallery, Cincinnati, 2022 and was selected for the NG Art Creative Residency in Provence, France, 2023. Her book "Enkaustik- Das Grundlagenbuch zur Wachsmalerei" was published April 2015 by Christopherus Verlag, Germany and translated into English in 2017, “How to create Encaustic Art- A guide to painting with wax”. Birgit is also a musician, singer songwriter and producer. Her music can be found on all streaming platforms under her pseudonym brightstroke. Huttemann-Holz lives and works in Detroit, USA.
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