Cordyline
Acrylic on two dimensional panels, 72x68x7.25”, 2021
About this work:
This work is my investigation of the Hawaiian Ti plant (Cordyline Fruticosa), a plant which drew my focus due to its intensely-colored leaves. Each leaf starts as a brilliant pink-magenta shoot and then grows to be up to two feet long with a complex green-violet interior that expands from the base as the leaf matures, pushing the pink outwards towards the periphery. Fascinated by the leaves as they developed, I sought to capture not just a singular view of the plant but the experience of it. To that end, I created this work across two dimensional panels to represent different stages in the growth of the leaves; I put a curved edge on the larger panel, as if it is a leaf curling upwards; and I chose a more expressive approach to painting them, bringing an increased sense of movement to the work, as if capturing the rustle of the leaves in a soft summer breeze. The final result is that as viewers move around it, the work produces a cinematic experience of the life and growth of a cordyline.
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Cordyline was created on two dimensional panels of my own design and construction. These panels vary in height, width, depth, and pitch. Maximum total dimensions (HxWxD), including total width of both panels : 72x68x7.25”. Minimum depth is 2” at the upper left corner of the left panel.
I created this work using only the highest-quality, professional materials, including wood prized for its dimensional stability and moisture resistance, and paints with excellent lightfastness ratings.
Signed, titled, and dated on the back of both panels.
French cleats installed on the back of both works for hanging at the proper orientation.
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