'First Contact' by Fiona Hall in 'Global Liquidity 1998' exhibition. It is painted on Daphne paper using Gouache paints. The Daphne paper, also called Lokta paper, is a handmade paper produced in Nepal and is very age-resistant. The paper is manufactured at an altitude of 1500 - 2500 feet and spring water from the mountains is used for moulding, finally the paper dries in the sun. Its raw material is obtained by peeling away the bark of Daphne plant, which is especially grows in Himalayas. While Gouache paint is quick, direct and more controllable than watercolor. It is applied thinly at the start of painting to give a wash for the background. Then layers of thicker paints are added to give contrast.
'Cocatoo' by Rosalie Gascoigne in 1991, on found wooden board. Gascoigne is recognised in using repeat graphic shapes, letters, and found materials to create balanced composition. She gets her assembling skills from her ikebana-flower arranging lesson. She cut up and rearrange the lettering found on the board to create abstract grids of letters and word fragments.
'First Contact' by Fiona Hall in 'Global Liquidity 1998' exhibition. It is painted on Daphne paper using Gouache paints. The Daphne paper, also called Lokta paper, is a handmade paper produced in Nepal and is very age-resistant. The paper is manufactured at an altitude of 1500 - 2500 feet and spring water from the mountains is used for moulding, finally the paper dries in the sun. Its raw material is obtained by peeling away the bark of Daphne plant, which is especially grows in Himalayas. While Gouache paint is quick, direct and more controllable than watercolor. It is applied thinly at the start of painting to give a wash for the background. Then layers of thicker paints are added to give contrast.
'Cocatoo' by Rosalie Gascoigne in 1991, on found wooden board. Gascoigne is recognised in using repeat graphic shapes, letters, and found materials to create balanced composition. She gets her assembling skills from her ikebana-flower arranging lesson. She cut up and rearrange the lettering found on the board to create abstract grids of letters and word fragments.
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