My paintings are culminations of texture, line and form embodied within layered films of color and light. Image comes together, drifts apart, falls, floats all within a deep, structured space. Sometimes quietly, sometimes explosively, the movement of the composed image challenges the very stability of the structure itself.
Color is profoundly important and is vital to expression. Whether mono- or poly- chromatic, I strive for color that is rich and resonates. Dark or light, bold or delicate, color is layered to emphasize subtleties of tonal relationships. Color choices depend on mood, impulse, even season, and are central to meaning.
Wax is sensual in that it is tactile and translucent. In my encaustic paintings, layer upon layer of wax, paint and paper accrue to create nuanced, textured surfaces meant to be sensed before closely seen. When working in acrylic, sand and pumice is used to explore textural possibilities. The depth of the painted space provides presence, inviting contemplation and quiet scrutiny.
These composed elements - image, line, form, color, texture - interact with and within the supposed constraints of the overall rectangle to create an emotionally charged space - subtle, strong, yet precariously fragile.
This work, my art, is an expression of and at times a refuge in all that I find beautiful. These layered, textured works are evidence of my search for an innate sense of beauty beyond that which can be touched, heard, tasted. Intended as visual poems, they offer an intuitive space of color, light, form – a place of only feeling.
Deborah Winiarski
New York City, 2010