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Amy Weil.
I am a New York artist currently creating encaustic paintings.
My work embodies abstractions that parallel the cycles of nature by a process of scraping, adding, and fusing wax.
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bio
Amy Weil studied at Tyler school of art in Philadelphia, PA and earned her BFA in painting. She painted in oils producing large semi-abstract paintings based on nature and was inspired by the beautiful landscapes of Norfolk Connecticut, during her residency at Yale Norfolk School of art. Amy moved to New York in 1990 and found a studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where she explored a more urban landscape. After a trip to Ireland, Amy created a body of work based on the incredible stark beauty of northern Ireland and had her first one person show at the Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery, then based in Soho, NY.
Amy switched over to encaustic painting after discovering its wonderful translucent as well as opaque qualities and has been hooked ever since. The encaustic process has allowed Amy to explore landscape on a more abstract and deeper level by spontaneously inscribing, scraping and adding wax that allude to and reflect on the natural process of nature. Amy is interested in how time is circular rather than linear and her paintings allow the viewer to see the past, present and future all at once as each layer reveals the layer before.
Education
BFA 1990 Painting
Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Yale Norfolk Summer School Norfolk, Connecticut
Exhibitions
2014
Subliminal,
juried by Dan Addington, Provincetown, MA
2013
Juried Small Works Show, Trestle Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Art for the Heart, Gowanus, Brooklyn, NY
2012
WAX, Group show, Brooklyn Artist Space, Brooklyn, NY
Summer group Show, Brooklyn Artist Gym, Brooklyn, NY
2011
Salon show, Brooklyn Artist Gym
2000
NY University annual small works show
1995
Summer group show, Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery
Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery, Soho, NY, Summer group show
Solo Exhibitions
2013
Colson Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
1995
Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery, Soho, NY
Awards
Yale Norfolk Summer School scholarship, Tyler School of Art, 1989
Magna Cum Laude, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA, 1990
Collections
Seals Eastern Corporation, Redbank, NJ
Debra LaChance, New York, NY
Elizabeth Barnes, Vancouver, Canada
Mr. and Mrs J. Sorrenti, Philadelphia, PA
Michael Amendolara Interiors,
New York, NY
Suki Hertz, Rhinebeck, NY
Mari Renwick, Brooklyn, NY
artwork
Untitled, Encaustic and mixed media on wood, 8” x 10”
Untitled, Encaustic and color transfer on wood, 6” x 6”
Untitled, Encaustic and collage on wood, 8” x 10”
Can’t catch me, Encaustic and collage on wood, 10” x 10”
Yellow, Encaustic and mixed media on wood, 10” x 10”
Untitled, Encaustic on wood, 8” x 8”
Beach, Encaustic and mixed media on wood, 8” x 8” {sold}
Untitled, Encaustic and collage on wood, 8” x 8”
Falling, Encaustic on wood, 10” x 10”
Untitled, Encaustic on wood, 10” x 10”
Untitled, Encaustic on wood, 10”x10” {sold}
watching, Encaustic on wood, 10” x 10”
August, Encaustic and mixed media on wood, 10” x 10”
Calligraphy, Encaustic and collage on wood, 12” x 12”
Ring around the Rosie, Encaustic on wood, 12” x 12”
Circus Act, Encaustic on wood, 12” x 12”
Untitled, Encaustic on wood, 16” x 16”
swimmers, Encaustic and mixed media on board, 20” x 20”
Untitled, Encaustic and collage on board, 20” x 20”
Chain Reaction, Encaustic and mixed media on board, 20” x 20”
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statement
I find that the process involved in encaustic painting is both intuitive and direct. I use a layering and scraping process, allowing the colors and images to emerge in unexpected ways. I also spontaneously inscribe into the wax in ways that reflect the natural world. Circles, chains and rubber bands in my paintings are metaphors for relationships and how we relate to people and our surroundings. The relationship of time and space also intrigues me and this process of inscribing, scraping and adding wax, parallels the idea of time being circular rather than linear. The encaustic process allows the viewer to see the past, present and future all at once, as each layer is transparent and reveals the layer beneath.
contact
168 7th street, 2nd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11215
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