Artist Statement
About the work created for the White Works Plus exhibit at the Diana Felber Gallery.
Over many years of creating art I have always considered myself to be a colorist; someone who sees color as the holy grail of art and lavishes her canvases with rich luscious tones of mauves, yellows, blues and reds. About ten years ago I became interested in the medium of encaustic and learned very quickly that the heated molten wax reacted quite differently to my extravagant use of color. Therefore, my work in encaustic became more about the whites and the natural honey color of beeswax. Bright color became less important in my creative process. As I created these pieces I was subconsciously aware of how the lack of color played into my awareness of the physical differences in humankind and how color, various shades of skin, creates anti-social behavior in our society. Playing with these ideas of one color dominating another I created work that makes a social statement and blends the shades to allow the differences to become more familiar with one another. The profound difference is how similar the colors are in the way they complement one another to create a unified existence.
Linda Bigness
2017
About the work created for the White Works Plus exhibit at the Diana Felber Gallery.
Over many years of creating art I have always considered myself to be a colorist; someone who sees color as the holy grail of art and lavishes her canvases with rich luscious tones of mauves, yellows, blues and reds. About ten years ago I became interested in the medium of encaustic and learned very quickly that the heated molten wax reacted quite differently to my extravagant use of color. Therefore, my work in encaustic became more about the whites and the natural honey color of beeswax. Bright color became less important in my creative process. As I created these pieces I was subconsciously aware of how the lack of color played into my awareness of the physical differences in humankind and how color, various shades of skin, creates anti-social behavior in our society. Playing with these ideas of one color dominating another I created work that makes a social statement and blends the shades to allow the differences to become more familiar with one another. The profound difference is how similar the colors are in the way they complement one another to create a unified existence.
Linda Bigness
2017
Artist Statement
Linda Bigness ' work explores the interaction of line with color through layers of paint and drawing. The surfaces of the paintings reflect the gentle layering and subtle drawing applied through the process of painting. Each painting starts with an automatic response to music, literature, or the events of the day. Through gestured lines of paint she fills the canvas with a linear web to accommodate her palette. Over time the work becomes a reflection as well as a journey. Simply stated her work is about the experience of painting and the possibilities of the materials with music, literature and life as her muse.
Linda Bigness
2016
Linda Bigness ' work explores the interaction of line with color through layers of paint and drawing. The surfaces of the paintings reflect the gentle layering and subtle drawing applied through the process of painting. Each painting starts with an automatic response to music, literature, or the events of the day. Through gestured lines of paint she fills the canvas with a linear web to accommodate her palette. Over time the work becomes a reflection as well as a journey. Simply stated her work is about the experience of painting and the possibilities of the materials with music, literature and life as her muse.
Linda Bigness
2016
