Louder Than Bombs (2017) Painting by Domenica Brockman

I am a painter living in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. After years working as a figurative landscape painter, I have decided to dedicate myself to a period of working in non objective abstraction. My new work is still inspired by the landscape, but I am approaching the subject looking for the deeper patterns in our surroundings that affect us all. The stark light and dark of winter in Upstate New York, the shapes of barns and silos, the repetition and breaks of patterns in the natural world are all sources of inspiration. Other influences include 70’s graphic design, and African textiles, especially Kuba grass weavings from the Congo, and mud cloth from Burkina Faso (I lived in both African countries as a child).

After previously working in oils, I am now exploring printmaking and encaustics (pigmented hot wax). I'm working with the shape of the square, using it alone and in grids, and limiting my palette to mostly black and white. I am experimenting with the possibilities of building exciting textures with brushwork and applied heat, and carving into the surface. In printmaking, I am exploring the possibilities of minimalist mono prints and collage.

• Nationality: UNITED STATES
• Date of birth : unknown date
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• Groups: Contemporary American Artists