Terri Yacovell , Artist
Artist’s statement:
Dispute our various differences, humans are sacred beings here to experience the physical world in all its startling contrast and beauty. My art serves as an important means to explore life’s journeys, both physical and spiritual. Visual metaphors of passageways, bridges, doors and linear maps are repeated throughout the body of my abstract works. Lines are obscured, broken and reconnected as representations of choice and chance.
As an avid gardener, the wonder of nature informs my art. I plant and tend to the trees, plants and many flowers in my surroundings. I am an amateur florist, arranging my seasonal treasures.
Aware of their fleeting presence, I will often paint representations of the blooms to remember their delicacy. Henry David Thoreau said, “Live in each season as it passes, breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.” Nature’s cycle of decay in fall to regrowth in spring brings visual excitement and a reminder of the impermanence that makes life so precious.
About Encaustic Wax Painting:
Trained as a traditional oil painter, I now paint with a blowtorch. Everything about encaustic captivates me: the earthy smell of the beeswax, the rich color and the variety of ways it can be used. The wax can be poured or used in a painterly manner. It can be stamped and carved, layers scraped away to reveal previous color, texture and marks. I have experimented with embedding paper, coffee grounds, plaster, string and elements from nature into my work.
Working through the stages of different cooling temperatures of the wax builds interesting surface treatment that I continue to explore. It quite often has a will of its own, forcing me to abandon preconceived notions and give in to the medium and moment. I hope the balance and tension between the elements of my deliberate artistic choices and my intuitive perceptions provides additional dimension to the representations in my work.
*All images are copyrighted by Terri A.Yacovelli and may not be used with out permission of the artist.
Exhibition inquiry and purchase information can be obtained by contacting the artist at tyacovelli@gmail.com
Dispute our various differences, humans are sacred beings here to experience the physical world in all its startling contrast and beauty. My art serves as an important means to explore life’s journeys, both physical and spiritual. Visual metaphors of passageways, bridges, doors and linear maps are repeated throughout the body of my abstract works. Lines are obscured, broken and reconnected as representations of choice and chance.
As an avid gardener, the wonder of nature informs my art. I plant and tend to the trees, plants and many flowers in my surroundings. I am an amateur florist, arranging my seasonal treasures.
Aware of their fleeting presence, I will often paint representations of the blooms to remember their delicacy. Henry David Thoreau said, “Live in each season as it passes, breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.” Nature’s cycle of decay in fall to regrowth in spring brings visual excitement and a reminder of the impermanence that makes life so precious.
About Encaustic Wax Painting:
Trained as a traditional oil painter, I now paint with a blowtorch. Everything about encaustic captivates me: the earthy smell of the beeswax, the rich color and the variety of ways it can be used. The wax can be poured or used in a painterly manner. It can be stamped and carved, layers scraped away to reveal previous color, texture and marks. I have experimented with embedding paper, coffee grounds, plaster, string and elements from nature into my work.
Working through the stages of different cooling temperatures of the wax builds interesting surface treatment that I continue to explore. It quite often has a will of its own, forcing me to abandon preconceived notions and give in to the medium and moment. I hope the balance and tension between the elements of my deliberate artistic choices and my intuitive perceptions provides additional dimension to the representations in my work.
*All images are copyrighted by Terri A.Yacovelli and may not be used with out permission of the artist.
Exhibition inquiry and purchase information can be obtained by contacting the artist at tyacovelli@gmail.com
About the Artist:
As a long time studio art teacher and adjunct professor, I have had the opportunity to share my love of art and art history with people of all ages. I live and work in a rural Pennsylvania, but I am always ready to pack up to travel and explore. I am interested in what others value and create. It's important that we celebrate human expression, and the marks people make on the world.
