I’ve been thinking about an approach that falls somwhere between my architectural abstractions/REFLECT and graphic/text abstraction series/SCAN.
ENCODE | DETAIL WIP glass+paint+concrete texture 20”x20” c Heather Hancock 2020
We thrive in engaging environments. I’ve always believed this—and it’s more true than ever right now.
ENCODE features shimmering hand cut glass alongside matte industrial textures with a bold painted circle.
Glass encodes abstracted words that reflect the positive mindset I’ve been cultivating during this challenging time. I take plenty of artistic freedom with letter forms to develop each unique and coherent composition.
Intertwined letter forms also refer to how we are surrounded by information—alerting, directing, constraining, expressing. Additional information is encoded in the negative space of etched concrete and painted graphic elements. Interactions between matte and gloss surfaces with light creates the final layer of information, an ever-transforming visual experience.
So much to explore here! More coming soon.
ENCODE v3 20”x20” mixed media glass + paint
detail ENCODE 2.3 20”x20” encoded optimism c Heather Hancock 2020