HEATHER GORDON
Hello again, sweet spirits. In episode 3 we talk to Heather Gordon. I'm truly in awe of her work and the way she approaches making art. Hopefully you're already familiar with her work. As you'll hear, she is constantly expanding parameters and thought processes and frequently working in collaborations. All the while, her work remains lyrical and deeply personal.
heatgord@gmail.com
www.heather-gordon.com
Current Exhibition:
“Some Shifting and Some Time”
Sep 10-Feb 4, 2016
Opening reception: Sep 16 from 6-8pm with an artist talk starting at 5pm
Waterworks Visual Arts Center
123 East Liberty St.
Salisbury, NC 28144
www.waterworks.org
Gulliver's Travels
ink on chart paper
12.75x12.75 in.
2010
Paintings from Heather's "Kin" exhibition at The Carrack, 2015
oil on canvas
84x84 in.
2015
Dance performance, The Value of Words" from "Kin"
ink on chart paper
12.75x12.75 in.
2010
Demiurge: The Perfect Mirror
iron gall ink on Yupo
18x18 in.
2016
"Demiurge" is part of a new series drawn with a traditional recipe for iron gall ink on synthetic paper. These new drawings stem from the idea of "ductus" as relates to writing, which include the direction, sequencing, and speed with which the strokes making up a character are drawn. The data set used in "Demiurge", also subtitled "The Perfect Mirror" is a reinterpretation of a prior mapping of intimate data of interaction between two people and references the concept of a single echo, and the process of creating a private space.