Gwenn Thomas’ digital prints on canvas depict elegantly composed harmonies of hue and form. In some works, rows of cut rectangles of many colors of cloth seem to be adhered to a canvas surface; in others a bright paper ground shows off a composition featuring a few pieces of cardboard and cut shapes of various felts and woven materials. Shadows captured by digital scans or digital photographs create tromp l’oeil effects, but even when a close look shows a fuzzy bit of white velvet and a curling piece of pink paper to be strictly a two dimensional print on canvas, it is the works’ refined compositions and color balances that first come to the fore. Thomas’ new series of prints relate to her signature works on canvas. These dynamic, masterful orchestrations of abstract forms and marks—drawn rectangles of solid color, silhouettes of cut bits of cloth, depictions of paint strokes or a wayward bit of newsprint—are realized by hands-on manipulation of printing plates.
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