L.A. Runway, 2009, 12x12 inches, encaustic on birch
Elipse, 2010, 8x8 inches, encaustic on birch
Air Traffic, 2010, 8x8 inches, encaustic on birch
Night Time Sparks, 2010, 8x8 inches, encaustic on birch
(shown as a vignette)
Encaustic, a time honored method of painting using molten wax, is seeing new futures. Historically, encaustic has its roots in ancient Greece but is experiencing a modern renaissance. Meaning, to burn in, encaustic is an ancient painting medium practiced by Greek artists as far back as the 5th century B.C. The oldest known pigment binder, encaustic combines molten beeswax with dry pigment and resin. Encaustic is impervious to moisture. In ancient Greece, this main preservation property of encaustic was instrumental for weatherproofing Greek warships. Pigmenting the wax also gave rise to decorating warships with iconography. After the fall of the Roman empire, encaustic fell into obscurity. Tempera, due to its ease of use and low cost to produce, became encaustic's successor. The 20th century saw a major resurgence of encaustic with the work of Jasper Johns and Diego Rivera among many others.
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