In my trip to Paramount Bank Community Gallery I come upon an interesting unnamed print. There was no information about this picture present in the gallery. There was no one to give me any information either. The picture appeared to be in a 30"x20" frame on the wall. I found a business card with this picture on it with the name Celeste M. Roe. She is a local American artist/printmaker The nuisance of searching for all of this information was not appealing. It almost ruined my experience.
This gallery was very plain, lacking in originality. There were only 2 prints that stood out, one being the one in the picture. This print reminded me of an effect used in after effects. The movement of a single line, usually used to spell a name. I imagined the lines moving as if they were alive when staring deep into the picture. Where would they go? What would their next move be? Would they grow longer or wider? This print may have been more effective as a video.
The immense detail changes the print completely depending on how close you are standing. From far away it is an awkward weed but from up close, each strand has its own quality. Close-up images composed of greater detail than the eye can normally see are the closest thing to reality than we can conceive. Particles, cells, and atoms are all real. We cannot see them with our eyes without the help of tools. There is no original atom, only the interpretation captured through mediums. We are still quick to accept it as reality since we do not know any other.
Contrasting a dark orange (nearly brown) background with a highlighted orange foreground object gives a bright feeling with a sense of life. The brown is representative of dirt or soil that help the image to grow. It comes out of the frame at us as we lose track of the multiple layers. Our eyes fix upon the orange strands, following them back and forth. The tangles obsess us to untwist them, solving the knot, saving the plant. Men are problem solvers by nature. We take on a challenge whether it exists or not.
Finding the artists business card implies that she is advertising for herself. Her paintings serve as a public advertisement. I'm not sure who would need a print made of such sorts but it is obvious that she possesses great skill. Aesthetically, she creates an environment inside a picture frame. Imagination takes the best of you through the curiously colorful silhouette. Is it natural or synthetic? I'd like to think it was natural but its hard to tell these days.
This artist provokes us to decide what we are looking at. There is no satisfaction of knowledge or insight. In the end, we will believe what we want. The gratification of completing the puzzle ourselves will be remembered. Unlike other images, this one may seep into your brain one strand at a time. Is it soft or hard? weak or strong? That is for us to decide. The final imagined characteristics will complete the masterpiece.
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