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IEA Member Artist Profile
Cari Hernandez
Cari Hernandez’s art is a reflection of her ever evolving state of creating…color usage
combined with free form abstract objects are continually refined in her ongoing work. Cari
lives in Northern California, painting full-time. She offers workshops at her studio as
well teaching nationally. Inquires are warmly welcomed.
ARTIST STATEMENT
I have met the most challenging and fulfilling art medium in encaustic. I know that I
have so much to learn, hone, and perfect every time I step into my studio. Currently I
have found myself working in two major series: Color and Line.
Color is a series depicting my passion for expression through pure color. The
paintings in this series are mostly bold abstracts, giving over to color to make the first
impact. They represent my joy in pairing colors to play off of one another. This series is
the most expressive of the process rather than the outcome; the intention lies in the
creation.
My Line series works on two main levels. The first is the act of “breaking” a
perfect surface. I work the painting’s surface to a smooth glossy finish that is full of
visual depth and luminosity. Then, I incise one or more lines into the pristine surface.
Creating the incision holds my greatest challenge, a brief struggle not to inflict damage.
I’ve been asked why- is it an act of mutilation? The question was more common with the
earlier pieces, having flesh-tones and cross marks that resembled sutures. At first there
was an element of physicality to it, now I am exploring the second level: What lies
beneath? I am intrigued by the complex intricacies of our emotions, they can be “worn on
the sleeve”, “skin deep”, or “buried inside”. They way I construct a painting in relation
to the depth that I incise is an attempt to explore that concept.
SAMPLES OF ENCAUSTIC ART
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