BARB CONE

Demolition (triptych), 2023.

I have been interested in the deconstruction, demolition or breakdown of geometic shapes for some time. Sometimes the final work is threedimensional or sculptural, sometimes two-dimensional or what I might refer to as a “shattered drawing.”

The Gaps I Mean

I’ve been building and carving into layers of wax-based paint (“encaustic”), using painters’ tape to both resist mark-making and add fine detail. The layers build from base to top. Sometimes the layers are rough and bumpy, other times smooth and reflective, depending on how much heat is applied to the surface of the wax.

Veranda

I’ve been using a similar technique for “Veranda,” building and carving into layers of wax-based paint (“encaustic”), using painters’ tape to both resist mark-making and add fine detail. The layers build from base to top. Sometimes the layers are rough and bumpy, other times smooth and reflective, depending on how much heat is applied. The Gaps I Mean comes from the poem Mending Wall by Robert Frost in which he examines the ritual of re-building stone walls dividing his property from his neighbor ’s in the Spring.

The Gaps I Mean

Wax-based paint (“encaustic”) on cradled birch panel.

36”H x 36”W x1.5”D

$4500

Demolition (triptych)

Cradled panels with gesso, encaustic medium, graphite and oil stick.

10”H x 32”W x .5”D

Veranda

Wax-based paint (“encaustic”) on cradled birch panel.

36”H x 36”W x1.5”D

$4500