Heather Komus - Winnipeg, Manitoba
© Heather Komus 2015
Photo credit: Lasha Mowchun |
Tense Tubes - 2015
Criteria
Technique: collage Layout: centred on the page Text: stream of consciousness, free write, or rant Paper: multiple colours Colour: primary Image: collaborate with another artist Adjectives: transparent; mysterious or coded; decorative; dissonant; Wild Card - incorporate self-reflexivity or evidence of process into your project Statement/Bio
I work in mixed media, sculpture and installation, creating my own processes and surfaces that often incorporate embroidery, animal matter and found objects. Drawing upon a deep interest in science, I create highly physical work, investigating our relationship to the natural world. In my work I slow and narrow my focus, delving into research, exploring landscapes, ecosystems and textures, embroidering and gathering objects, often referencing slow natural processes like degradation, sedimentation and decomposition. In my highly physical, and intuitive processes, my hands are in direct dialogue with my materials creating textures, tensions, rhythms, sensations and physical reactions. My involvement in the project “More Than Just the Art” helped me to explore and play with material I don’t usually use. I realized over the years I have been moving towards a very limited colour palette so it was interesting to suddenly be working with primary colours. Usually I let the process itself determine the outcome of what a piece will look like so it was a very different experience to work within certain parameters. But I appreciate the challenge and do feel it is valuable to regularly be trying new materials and techniques in my art practice. Contact Information heatherkomus@gmail.com |