 November 3, 2004: Darkness
Descending, enlargement, two-panel composition
measuring 33 inches wide x 66 inches
high, in handcut opaque stained glass
and metallic glass on Trupan® substrate,
framed.
This mosaic was begun the day after
the 2004 presidental election and
reflects my vision of a nation divided
and headed in the wrong direction. The
colors are deliberately muddy and toxic,
though modulated color progressions
and subtle variations in shape and
texture of the individual tiles create a
surface that is dramatic and darkly
beautiful. Flashes of metallic and iridescent
glass invite viewers to look into the
piece, see themselves, and reflect.
This mosaic was chosen for the 2005
International Juried Exhibition of the
Society of American Mosaic Artists,
held March 17-June 4 at the Ellipse Arts
Center in Arlington, Virginia.
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