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June Wayne, Cognitos Series
36 x 25¼ in. (91.4 x 64.1 cm)
Acrylic with sand and stone additives on paper marouflaged onto canvas with gesso and gelatin.
1984
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Neuberger Museum of Art, 1997 (illus.); Fresno Art Museum, 1988; Armstrong Gallery, 1984.
COMMENTS
Continuing her Cognitos series imagining the atmospheres of the planets, Wayne uses black and white to draw us in. Like other Cognitos works exploring planetary surfaces, the painting is heavily layered, acrylic mixed with sand and stone additives marouflaged onto canvas with gesso and gelatin. The title refers to Jules Langsner, a prominent art writer and friend of Wayne. The dimensionality injects an enigmatic character, reminiscent somehow of early Tibetan thangkas.
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