Örebro 1
2013
Trace Monotype
20" x 32"
Örebro 1 is shown in Points of Departure, at Bridge ARTSpace Gallery, 23 Maine Avenue, Richmond CA 94804, May 7 - May 25, 2018.
The ancient Norse rune, Dagaz, meaning day or dawn, was selected for this trace monotype. Dagaz refers to time on a daily cycle, and is also a rune of bold change – for example, the burst of light at the moment of illumination. Dagaz has been used as a symbol of light for more than 4,000 years. In the Nordic lands of long nights and winters, Dagaz is strongly associated with light and life. Dagaz – as awakening, breakthrough, or 'power of change' – entails the balancing polarities of light and dark, daylight clarity as opposed to nighttime uncertainty. In this monotype I have sought to represent the interdependence of light and dark – in the contrast of plate tone and the branching of trees. It is the place where the opposites meet.
The ancient Norse rune, Dagaz, meaning day or dawn, was selected for this trace monotype. Dagaz refers to time on a daily cycle, and is also a rune of bold change – for example, the burst of light at the moment of illumination. Dagaz has been used as a symbol of light for more than 4,000 years. In the Nordic lands of long nights and winters, Dagaz is strongly associated with light and life. Dagaz – as awakening, breakthrough, or 'power of change' – entails the balancing polarities of light and dark, daylight clarity as opposed to nighttime uncertainty. In this monotype I have sought to represent the interdependence of light and dark – in the contrast of plate tone and the branching of trees. It is the place where the opposites meet.
