Environmental Effects in Micro-Nature Sandrine Colson Through October 30th
The dictionary meaning of “Micro-Nature” means:
“Micro” is short for microscopic, which means very small or involving minute quantities or variations. (Merriam-Webster Dictionary)
“Nature” refers to the phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth, as opposed to humans or human creations. It can also refer to the basic or inherent features of something, especially when seen as characteristic of it. (Oxford Dictionary)
My interpretation of “Micro-Nature” relates more to the microscopic make-up of nature, elemental or atomic. Elements are the fundamental building blocks of nature, so their microscopic nature allows us to identify everything we see around us from the microscopic to the macroscopic, both connected intimately through what happens to the chemistry of our planet earth at the elemental level. Unfortunately, Nature and our Earth are not free of human impact. Thus, there are “Environmental Effects inMicro-Nature,” because humans are being humans. In this exhibit, I am looking at the effects as being the changes happening in our earth due to human influences from the microscopic to the macroscopic and vice-versa. When I think about nature or the environment, I think about what makes nature and our planet work. Without the four basic ancient “elements”: AIR, WATER, EARTH and FIRE, there would be no environment to live in. It therefore seems logical to represents our environment and nature through these elements. My background is in materials science, thus one of the things I like to do is understanding nature in detail from an experimental way. Therefore, when I compose my pieces, I think not only about representative colors but also about their meaning in terms of symbols, textures and how to combine various media to make the piece right, experimenting to create a story for each piece and make the invisible, visible. Most of the pieces presented here show the microscopic view of nature, but some show the resulting macroscopic effects as well. My pieces are made up of a mix of flowing colors with textural effects using different acrylic pouring, and possibly mixed media techniques, showing to us how nature evolves as humans continues doing their thing affecting their surrounding in detrimental ways, microscopically and macroscopically.
About The Artist A versatile artist working in acrylic and mixed media compositions, born in Provence, France, Sandrine is a world traveler and has visited many countries in the Americas, Africa, Asia and Europe. She lived in France, various parts of the US, and now resides in Boston. Her work has been exhibited in many galleries, museums and other venues throughout New England, the US as well as Europe: France and Spain. She is presently focusing on mastering her art as a painter, mixed media and jewelry artist.
Her compositions are abstract, referencing natural forms and movement, filled with bright paint swirls, playful paper cut-outs, and three-dimensional objects, resulting in richly textured abstract canvases with intricate layering. Her work is a continuing experimentation with form, color, and medium. It is a snap-shot representation of stories that unveil under her brush, or through various mixed-media techniques, letting innovation and creativity materialize on the canvas, leaving the viewer to his or her imagination to finish the story started, making imagination, visible.
“Art is the expression of one’s inner self. It represents what is, has been, will be, or is worth arguing or representing. It’s an ever-evolving story of imagination.” Sandrine
