LINDA RZOSKA
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WE ARE STAR STUFF
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PHOTOSYNTHESIS II EXHIBITION
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Albertine Monroe-Brown Gallery
Richmond Center for Visual Arts
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan
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August 22 through November 18, 2023
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Hawk
WE ARE STAR STUFF
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Mixed Media, 2022 - 2023
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Digitally layered combinations of graphite drawings, textured oil pastel paintings, tusche washes, washes of walnut ink and sumi ink - then the composition was imaged with archival ink on archival fine art paper.
The print was adhered to cradle board with archival adhesive. Charcoal and encaustic were added to enhance the physical texture.
Image dimensions: 8.5" by 10.5"
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The work for this series explores a world-view that all things are participants in a great cosmic chain of being that is billions of years old. The exploration of this world-view has awakened a mindfulness in me regarding our planet and the universe.
Scientists tell us that the building blocks of all that has lived or will ever live existed in some form at the moment of the Big Bang. If this general concept of an expanding universe and a Big Bang is correct we are left with the questions, “What were conditions like before the Big Bang? Was anything happening then?”
I focused on these questions to inspire 'We Are Star Stuff'. These questions led me to much ‘cosmic musing’, which again led to a desire to visually represent the ‘essence’ of some non-human earthly life forms prior to the Big Bang.
The compositions are my own imaginary concepts of the imprints of theses life forms and their impression within the mysterious pre Big Bang star stuff.
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Seed Pods
WE ARE STAR STUFF
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Mixed Media, 2022 - 2023
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Digitally layered combinations of ink drawings, textured oil pastel paintings, tusche washes, washes of walnut ink and sumi ink - then the composition was imaged with archival ink on archival fine art paper.
The print was adhered to cradle board with archival adhesive. Charcoal and encaustic were added to enhance the physical texture.
Image dimensions: 8.5" by 10.5"
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Shelf Fungi
WE ARE STAR STUFF
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Mixed Media, 2022 - 2023
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Digitally layered combinations of graphite drawings, textured oil pastel paintings, tusche washes, washes of walnut ink and sumi ink - then the composition was imaged with archival ink on archival fine art paper.
The print was adhered to cradle board with archival adhesive. Charcoal and encaustic were added to enhance the physical texture.
Image dimensions: 8.5" by 10.5"
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Tangled Oaks
WE ARE STAR STUFF
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Mixed Media, 2022 - 2023
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Digitally layered combinations of ink drawings, textured oil pastel paintings, tusche washes, washes of walnut ink and sumi ink - then the composition was imaged with archival ink on archival fine art paper.
The print was adhered to cradle board with archival adhesive. Charcoal and encaustic were added to enhance the physical texture.
Image dimensions: 8.5" by 8.5"
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Branch Formation
WE ARE STAR STUFF
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Mixed Media, 2022 - 2023
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Digitally layered combinations of ink drawings, textured oil pastel paintings, tusche washes, washes of walnut ink and sumi ink - then the composition was imaged with archival ink on archival fine art paper.
The print was adhered to cradle board with archival adhesive. Charcoal and encaustic were added to enhance the physical texture.
Image dimensions: 8.5" by 10.5"
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Fiddle Head Fern
WE ARE STAR STUFF
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Mixed Media, 2022 - 2023
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Digitally layered combinations of graphite drawings, textured oil pastel paintings, tusche washes, washes of walnut ink and sumi ink - then the composition was imaged with archival ink on archival fine art paper.
The print was adhered to cradle board with archival adhesive. Charcoal and encaustic were added to enhance the physical texture.
Image dimensions: 8.5" by 8.5"
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Corvid
WE ARE STAR STUFF
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Mixed Media, 2022 - 2023
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Digitally layered combinations of ink and graphite drawings, textured oil pastel paintings, tusche washes, washes of walnut ink and sumi ink - then the composition was imaged with archival ink on archival fine art paper.
The print was adhered to cradle board with archival adhesive. Charcoal and encaustic were added to enhance the physical texture.
Image dimensions: 8.5" by 10.5"
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Black Raspberries
WE ARE STAR STUFF
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Mixed Media, 2022 - 2023
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Digitally layered combinations of graphite drawings, textured oil pastel paintings, tusche washes, washes of walnut ink and sumi ink - then the composition was imaged with archival ink on archival fine art paper.
The print was adhered to cradle board with archival adhesive. Charcoal and encaustic were added to enhance the physical texture.
Image dimensions: 8.5" by 8.5"
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Attributes of a Crow
WE ARE STAR STUFF
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Mixed Media, 2022 - 2023
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Digitally layered combinations of ink and graphite drawings, textured oil pastel paintings, tusche washes, washes of walnut ink and sumi ink - then the composition was imaged with archival ink on archival fine art paper.
The print was adhered to cradle board with archival adhesive. Charcoal and encaustic were added to enhance the physical texture.
Image dimensions: 8.5" by 10.5"
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Ground Cover
WE ARE STAR STUFF
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Mixed Media, 2022 - 2023
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Digitally layered combinations of graphite drawings, textured oil pastel paintings, tusche washes, washes of walnut ink and sumi ink - then the composition was imaged with archival ink on archival fine art paper.
The print was adhered to cradle board with archival adhesive. Charcoal and encaustic were added to enhance the physical texture.
Image dimensions: 8.5" by 8.5"
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Oak Leaves
WE ARE STAR STUFF
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Mixed Media, 2022 - 2023
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Digitally layered combinations of
graphite drawings, textured oil pastel paintings, tusche washes, washes of walnut ink and sumi ink - then the composition was imaged with archival ink on archival fine art paper.
The print was adhered to cradle board with archival adhesive. Charcoal and encaustic were added to enhance the physical texture.
Image dimensions: 8.5" by 10.5"
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Oak in Spring
WE ARE STAR STUFF
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Mixed Media, 2022 - 2023
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Digitally layered combinations of ink drawings, textured oil pastel paintings, tusche washes, washes of walnut ink and sumi ink - then the composition was imaged with archival ink on archival fine art paper.
The print was adhered to cradle board with archival adhesive. Charcoal and encaustic were added to enhance the physical texture.
Image dimensions: 8.5" by 8.5"
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