WORK IN PROGRESS

PICKING UP THE PIECES

Created in collaboration with ceramic artist Mariana Rodriguez and made possible by a 2020

ArtsGreensboro's Artist Support Grant 

35"+ High  x 65+"  Wide (depending on mounting option)
Ceramic Mosaic Mural

Formed by ceramic rectangles in two color families,  this piece attempts to visualize windows into our isolated existence during the pandemic years while also suggesting that harmony can be achieved despite the isolation and the polarization along ideological and political fault lines.

 In color theory,  opposite colors (green & red, blue & orange) are also called complementary colors. When carelessly combined, they lose vibrancy and cancel each other out, producing a muddy brown or black. However, if viewed side-by-side, respecting boundaries and individuality, they increase each other's vibrancy. 

In a visual metaphor of this color phenomenon, we seek to illustrate that differences can be embraced as complementary rather than adversary within the social mosaic.

The piece can be displayed as a whole, with both areas interlocking,  or as two separate elements at variable distance from each other.