Homes and Oaks ( ceramic on canvas) Print

Painting: Acrylic, Ceramic on Canvas. Abstract Expressionist Pascale Bilgis is a multimedia artist focusing on landscapes. In her series Home, Pascale recalls significant landscapes from her own life: the small French village of her childhood; Turkey, where she worked as an archeological photographer; and her current home, South Carolina. Working in acrylic, Pascale splits her compositions into geometric sections using different color palettes to show the landscapes in different times of day or different seasons. She adds buildings in ceramic or wood relief. The architecture of the buildings helps identify her landscapes as belonging to specific regions: she creates the simple cottages of rural France, the bustling cityscape of Istanbul, and the nostalgic country houses of South Carolina. She chooses to show the buildings in ceramic relief to emphasize the durability of human habitations in contrast to the natural world, which reflects the changing seasons. “As the landscape is ever changing, homes remain in their original state,” Pascale says. Pascale Bilgis received her BA in photography from the University of South Carolina. After graduating, she worked as an archaeological photographer in southern Turkey and as an art assistant at the Pierre LOTI French School of Istanbul. While in Turkey she began to pursue a new passion for painting and ceramics. She currently lives in Lexington, SC, where she has had many solo exhibitions and has been awarded first place at the last two Rosewood Art & Music festival juried show. She is a member of South Carolina Artists. Learn more about the artist at . Keywords: