An Unusual Approach

Monstera Delisioso by Heidi Jung - sumi ink & charcoal on Mylar on Panel

Don't have anything to show for the week save getting my taxes finalized and making my way through a few more of a backlog of magazines. A January/February 1921 issue of Artists Magazine introduced me to Heidi Jung, and I doubt I have to tell you why I am drawn to her work.

"When we meet a work of art, there’s something about that encounter that isn’t fixed in time, but rather, it unfixes time: the shaft opens. The past and present exist in the same moment, and we know, as beings, that we are connected. All the people who lived before us, all who will come after us, are connected in this moment." Ali Smith

I guess that is a little what happened to me as I paged through her work featured in the article "Giving Nature Her Due", unfortunately not available on line. And her interpretation of different plants, often without color, took my breath away. Doesn't happen all that often. But then I needed to know how she did it and found she is using sumi ink and charcoal on Mylar in a process that hearkens back to her earlier work developing film in a darkroom. If you check out her website, I suggest you look at "installations" under the Portfolio menu where you can see her art hanging in situ as well as in exhibitions. Then take a look at Gallery 1 for more of these sumi ink on Mylar works. She also does acrylic on panel which can be seen in the other Galleries - all ethereal and beautiful to my eyes.