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My recent work continues to be about landscape; in particular the basic geometric shapes that comprise our world. I search for what is under the horizontal line: suggestions of possibilities, secrets, and unknown worlds.
The landscape image stands for order in the universe, the geometry of the earth we can rely on. The simplicity of horizontal and vertical which we see in trees, structures, dwellings, feels ancient and eternal, reminding me of centuries of civilizations, peoples rising up and passing away, making way for new eras.
I find the eternity portrayed by these images reassuring.
This work is collage and mixed media. I like color, surprise and playfulness which are supported by the directness of collage. Recently, I began to incorporate printmaking into the mix, and am enjoying this added dimension.
Fran Gallun,
February, 2009