Joanne Gravelin
LandE scape
CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW
failure of the American Dream. Majoring in printmaking has also very much influenced my method of painting. The main things I love about printmaking would be the focus on process and the layering. In school I focused primarily on silkscreen and copper etching. Silkscreen was a perfect way to incorporate multiples and layers into my work. In earlier paintings I used layers of silkscreen shrubs as an element to add the feel of a manufactured landscape. Currently, I work in paintings and drawing, but the skills I learned in printmaking have carried through in my style and attitude.
Post college I have more fully discovered who I am as an artist. I feel i’ ve been quite successful at maintaining motivation as I have always been a very prolific maker. It’ s rare that I don’ t have a project going on and I hope it will always be like that.
Your approach is very personal and your technique condenses a variety of viewpoints, that you combine together into a coherent balance. We would suggest to our readers to visit in order to get a synoptic view of your work: in the meanwhile, would you like to tell to our readers something about your process and set up? In particular, would you tell our readers something about the evolution of your style? In particular, are your works painted gesturally, instinctively? Or do you methodically transpose geometric schemes from paper to canvas?
Most of my process is pretty fluid and improvisational. The very start of my artistic spark comes from traveling. I’ ve taken many lengthy road trips and train trips across America and seeing new landscapes is what brings me the most inspiration. On these trips I take many photographs, both digitally with my phone and with a 35 mm film camera. The