Shadow Boxer (A.2) mixed media manufactured world

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The meditative quality of her application technique likely contributes to the contemplative nature of her artworks

The sources of these colors come from the natural environment

Greet Helsen uses mixed media on canvas reflecting the perplexity of nature that she so often captures on her landscapes

is that there is more at stake with each mark as there is much less room in which to balance tension and harmony in the composition

Shadow Boxer (A.2) mixed media manufactured worldThe Shadow Boxer and skipstep paintings grow out of an interest in the paradox of spatial comprehension found in abstract painting. As with the shadow boxing practice in which the athlete spars with his or her own shadow, Bolt finds that the illusory qualities of abstract composition initiate a similar exercise of perception and expectation. Using the geometric vocabulary found in architectural schemata, Bolt tries to create a dynamic tension between