Balancing Act 1 Janise Yntema assembled forms

assembled forms

It was a mystical union and Rumi and Shams immediately recognized each other as soulmates and companions on the spiritual path

The rhythm of the vertical stripes are resulting from the wooden sections glued by the industry

Each layer possesses unique physical and material properties: some are opaque

concise and rational

Balancing Act 1 Janise Yntema assembled formsBalancing Act 1 is part of a series of works on paper started in 2016. They are created in the evenings and aptly named after busy days of teaching and other responsibilities. The artist establishes parameters involving the use of a particular palette, certain mark making gestures and amount of time spent on each drawing. This work incorporates graphite, ink, and gouache, and is a combination of intuition based and planned execution.