Molly Yergens: Ink drawings based on engravings from the 1851 edition of The Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and Art

Monday, January 31, 2011

Ink drawings based on engravings from the 1851 edition of The Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and Art

(Phenomena of Clouds and Light, Phenomena of Condensation and Air Currents, Rock and Valley Formations and Stratification, Stratification in Mountains and Basins; Fissures and Craters, Volcanoes and Volcanic Formations, Special Geognosy, Volcanic and Hurricane Charts; Mountain Profiles; Craters and Antarctica, Notable Geographic Formations, Volcanoes, Geysers and Waterfalls, Forests, Lakes, Caves and Unusual Rock Formations)

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Artist Statement 6/1/11

I seek opportunities to explore and experience. A strong connection to my surroundings compels me to investigate the landscape’s layered complexity and to search for orientation and meaning in its mysterious vastness. My work reveals aspects of both visual space and mythical space. My paintings and drawings reveal the richness which is beyond visual experience, only accessible through imagination and intuition. My experience of place has evolved from an appreciation of its natural beauty to a deeper connection with its primeval spirit.

It is my intention to express the primal essence of place. My work mediates spatial experience and facilitates imagined wandering. My paintings ultimately become both cartographic artifacts of individual experiences and vehicles for sharing. The work does not present a single vista from a fixed perspective. My paintings function as paths rather than windows, opportunities for visual meandering through imagined space. Organic forms merge with architectural forms. Abstract linear elements anchor, suspend, connect and support. The pause and flow of painterly gesture perpetuates the viewer’s journey.