NEW WORK!

After a (very, extremely) long hiatus from blogging, I have returned with new work to share. I've been working on these embroidered pieces that are miniatures of Minimalist, Proto-Minimalist, and geometrically abstract paintings from the early to mid-20th century. I'm enjoying playing with and emphasizing a hand-crafted aesthetic, which I am applying to these male-centered and stylistically sterile/clean appropriated images. The art historian in me wants to say more, but I'm going to refrain, rather reluctantly. All of these are under 6x6 inches. They are currently unfinished, as I think I'm going to mount them on stretchers or maybe on solid wood pieces. In order, they are based on the work of Frank Stella, Josef Albers, Barnett Newman, Kazimir Malevich, and Kenneth Noland. Here's a taste...