by
Kathryn Dodd
(formerly Hinks)
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Calligraphic Work
by Kathryn Dodd (formerly Hinks) |
Artist's statement: "I am a painter who writes words and incorporates them into the surface of my work, a shifting identity tracking a faceted career that has encompassed graphic design, lettering, teaching, writing and painting. It's about the agency of words, the naming of things as the glue that holds our perception of our world intact - my work broadly explores notions of identity, fragmentation, 'ontological' security (a term used by the controversial psychologist R.D. Laing) and the assimilation of loss. My first calligraphy teacher imbued me with the Welsh spirit of David Jones - spiritual words holding the page as art. I came to life under the tutelage of Brody Neunenschwander and then Anne Hechle who both understood that calligraphy was only part of the story for me. In the lettering world I pay homage to Donald Jackson, Denis Brown, Thomas Ingmire and Werner Schneider who have all opened my eyes" (October, 2002).
"Beyond Skin" (Diptych), 2002, oil on board, 60x60cm each (artist's collection)
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3) "To A Goose", 1988, gouache on paper, c.40x100cm (artist's collection)
4) "The Journey", 1989, gouache & ink on paper, c.50x70cm (private collection)
5) "Questing", 1991, mixed media on paper, c.50x70cm (artist's collection)
6) "Ancient Spiral", 1991, mixed media on board, c.25x35cm (artist's collection)
7) "Child Keep Your Step", 1991, bleach, ink, watercolour, gold on paper, c.30x40cm (artist's collection).
8) "The Healing", 1992, wood, metal, thread, paper gouache & gold, c.60x70cm (private collection).
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