n the fall , when people first see the changing leaves in New England , they sometimes say the hills are awash in a “ riot of color .” While it would definitely be a “ commotion ” of color , if you want a full-fledged “ riot ” of color , you really must see Consuela Hypatia Caldwell ’ s exhibition of photographs at Crux Isle ( 201 , 1 06 , 23 ). You know Consuela as a writer / poet and a regular contributor to rez Magazine , but I ’ d like to show you another side of this multi-faceted artist - - her bold , exuberant visual style . for texture and composition as anything . But Mother Nature has been at work on them , bringing rust , rot and general decay . The paint flakes , the corrosion metastasizes , and the meticulous patterns that only nature is
Although Consuela credits such artists as Pollock , Kandinsky , Picasso , Miro , Monet and Van Gogh as major influences in her art , the works that we feature here are not paintings but beautifully manipulated photographs . As you can see , Consuela ’ s passion explodes in these prints , and the roots of the strong emotional connections she creates perhaps more appropriately can be traced back to the music world . You can see reflected in her work the lush and sometimes jarring musical palettes of Penderecki and Stravinsky , and the equally bold improvisations of Coleman and Monk . Oh , and you can definitely see more than a little of the irreverent Frank Zappa in her work , whose orchestral pieces Consuela also cites as a significant influence .
Consuela focuses primarily on manmade objects , selecting them as much