carlagoldberg - GOING ORGANIC series

Winter Green

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:20:58 UTC

The Long, Long Winter

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:20:58 UTC

Deep Water

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:20:58 UTC

The Tale OF Cicada And The Mountain-SOLD

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:03:24 UTC

Found cicada, recycled box glued in cut canvas, interference and oil paints embedded in layers of resin, crackle varnish and wax.---------------------------------------------------- This painting is about the potential life underground. Just because we can't see it doesn't mean it isn't there.

The Future In A Two Inch Box-SOLD

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:03:24 UTC

Birch pine cones, recycled box glued in cut canvas, interference and oil paints embedded in layers of resin, crackle varnish and wax.------------------------------ Every seed has the potential of a future plant.

Climate Change

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:03:24 UTC

Found dragonfly wings, recycled box glued in cut canvas, interference and oil paints embedded in layers of resin, crackle varnish and wax.

The Void Above-SOLD

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:49:52 UTC

Recycled box glued in cut canvas, interference and oil paints embedded in layers of resin, crackle medium. -------- This piece is about greenhouse gases and the depletion of the ozone layer

Fly In The Squall

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:49:47 UTC

Found common housefly, recycled box glued in cut canvas, interference and oil paints embedded in layers of resin, crackle varnish and wax.------------------------------------ What is the first thing that shows up after a disaster? Flies, cockroaches and rats. Natures garbage disposers. They showed up after Katrina hit New Orleans even before The American government could supply bottled water to it's human victims.

Mothra Gigantor

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:49:45 UTC

Found moth, recycled box glued in cut canvas, acrylic, interference and oil paints embedded in layers of resin and crackle medium.--------------------------------------------- My children are into Godzilla and dinosaurs and this is the name they gave to this painting. I thought it was too cute to change it.

The Power Of One

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:49:42 UTC

Found bee, recycled box glued in cut canvas, interference and oil paints embedded in layers of resin, crackle varnish and wax.------------------------------------------ THE POWER OF ONE is about how much one bee contributes to our everyday lives. Think about the fact that one bee can pollinate up to 18,ooo flowers in one day. Our agricultural industry cannot survive without the bee and that threatens our food production and threatens human life. Pesticides do not know the difference between bugs that eat plants and bees who help pollinate. It kills all insects, good and bad.

Metamorphosis

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:22:29 UTC

Found dragonfly wing and pupae, recycled box glued in cut canvas, acrylic, interference and oil paints embedded in layers of resin, crackle medium.

How To Plant A Forest- Bury, Water, Repeat

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:21:36 UTC

Acorn, recycled box glued in cut canvas, interference and oil paints embedded in layers of resin, crackle varnish and wax.------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Imagine if a person buried one seed a day for a year. This simple act that take just a minute would create a grove of trees by years end. A simple step multiplied by many hands could have a major impact in a very short time.

Persistence

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:21:34 UTC

Deer Moss, recycled box, interference and oil paints embedded in layers of resin, crackle varnish, wax.---------- This painting is about the last tree hanging on in a denuded clearcut forest. Trees are at the mercy of their environment and subjected to associated hazards. Pathogens like a multitude of fungi as well as Non-living agents can damage trees Extremes in temperature and water supply are two common causes of abiotic disease process but chemicals in soil and water, transplant shock and mechanical injury also can harm trees.

Going Organic

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:21:32 UTC

Found cicada wings, recycled materials, box glued in cut canvas, latex, acrylic, interference and oil paints embedded in layers of resin, crackle varnish and wax. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARTISTS STATEMENT:This series is about ending indiscriminate use of pesticides and going organic. My imagery centers around the Hudson River landscape and alludes to evolution as if they were pieces of archeology. My paintings evolve in multiple layers using bits of recycled materials like found bugs, mis-mixed latex house paint, candy boxes and egg cartons glued into cut canvas with interference and oil paints, resin, crackle varnish and colored wax. Each layer brings you closer to the past. Textures, cracks and other patinas are an important facet of my work and give the pieces a sort of history or story for the viewer to create. The boxes are meant to make you feel as if you are digging through time. While these paintings are distinctly Hudson River in their imagery, the story is a universal one. Life, communities, industry instinctively begin along a waters edge. These images speak to the human interaction with our surroundings and man made climatic changes.