Resin on wood
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What uncovered mysteries & treasures lay in the depths of the sea?
ATLANTIS uses oceanic blues & greens with metallic gold accents and hint of burnt umber to explore the notion of it's namesake; a legendary island, beautiful and prosperous, which was overwhelmed by the sea.
Atlantis is a multilayered resin piece, with great visual depth. Hints of textural components created across the base layer are exposed through overlaying layers of varying opacities. The reflective quality of the resin offers a transitional display that changes in different exposures to light throughout the day. Different colours within the piece are amplified in different lighting conditions, with the greatest spectacle being the shimmer of metallic gold accents, a signature imprint Kate applies to all her resin pieces.
It is hard to capture the reflective quality & depth of a resin piece within a photograph, so Kate captures a quick video of her pieces. See a video of Atlantis here: www.katepowellart.com/atlantis
Fascinated by texture and colour, Kate is a self-taught Australian artist working across Resin and Acrylic mediums to produce offerings of painterly and abstract escapism. Kate’s resin work is an intuitive practice, conveying an abstract response to her internal dialogue, drawing on an ever changing landscape of inspiration and mood. Themes of harmony and discord presented through the unpredictable nature of the medium, reflect a therapeutic working process which utilises a necessary practice of surrender and relinquishment of control.