amanda hughen on mylar
Amanda Hughen‘s work is beautiful, but I bet it’s even more striking in person. Here’s a bit about her process:
“She begins by drawing a geometric pattern using architectural and engineering templates collected from yard sales. She then silkscreens this image onto both sides of a sheet of translucent Mylar, which is the support for the painting. Next, by hand, she spontaneously works by hand both sides of the Mylar with ink, paint and pencil. Gradually, one side emerges as the front, and, as she puts it, “a picture happens.” Her imagery suggests landscapes, cellular forms, strange plant life and oceanic islands seen from high above. They are simultaneously scientific, synthetic and organic. But their essence is their ethereal beauty, brought about by a delicate linearity as well as gossamer-thin layers of pigment.”
- Joseph Jacobs, Excerpt from Strange Forces: Four Painters Create, Emerging Artist, Art & Antiques, June 2007
Responses to “amanda hughen on mylar”
Michelle
June 18, 2009 at 9:28 amSo beautiful! I love all the detail.
Marsá Musha McNutt
June 18, 2009 at 10:07 amwow, these are breathtaking.
two brunettes
June 18, 2009 at 10:10 amwow i want these all over my house! so pretty.
Erica
June 18, 2009 at 10:31 amWow. Seriously. Wow.
Cindy
June 18, 2009 at 10:42 amThese are really neat! I’ve never seen anything like them.
duet letterpress
June 18, 2009 at 2:17 pmoh wow! how incredible. i love the layering. so enchanting.
renee anne
June 18, 2009 at 11:14 pmthanks for sharing this one.
what amazing works!
gosh!
Mo
June 21, 2009 at 8:05 pmAmanda was my art teacher in college! How cool to see her stuff here, everything is absolutely beautiful.
styleSWOON
June 22, 2009 at 12:22 amLOVEly!!!!! Thanks for posting…sooooo pretty
viva b.
June 25, 2009 at 12:29 pmher work is gorgeous…i love it…may have to repost