EXCURSIONS The Monotypes of Nanette Newbry
ARTIST STATEMENT
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ark-making has played a central role in my art for as long as I can remember. Other than the finger painting I did as a very young kid, the first significant marks that inspired me occurred when I was ten years old. My family and I were living in Yokohama and there was a young Japanese, woman artist who painted kokeshi dolls in a person’s likeness. She also made greeting cards, and one day I bought one. Inside she had washes of color that I embellished with pencil and charcoal. I knew then I was on to something. This series of monotypes are my intuitive expressions of life’s experiences. The large installation work is the jumping-off point for most of the other works. They develop out of my subconscious and my passion for design, color and form. They are spiritual in nature and arise out of my longing to connect with a greater part of myself, to others and to the world around me. Nanette Newbry March 2014
ARTIST BIO
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anette Newbry was born in Pensacola, Florida and lives in Carlsbad, California. While growing up she traveled extensively with her family, going across the U.S. multiple times, living in Japan and Hawaii. This has given her a broad world view in her art. In her twenties, she was a model and actor working on the East and West Coasts. After graduating from the University of California San Diego in 1990 and majoring in visual and theatre arts, Nanette founded Studio 2055, an award-winning graphic design company. In 2001, she returned to painting, opening Newbry Studios, a working artist and performance space. During that time, she participated in multiple solo and group exhibitions and created CrossFire and Sandboxed, performance art works relating to contemporary social and political themes. She’s is a visiting lecturer and critic at universities and art colleges. Nanette was drawn to the encaustic work of Jasper Johns and began painting with wax in 2005. She’s discovered that the medium’s characteristics allow her to deepen the meaning and metaphors in her work. She is an avid yoga practitioner and spiritual seeker.
Ursula
2013 Encaustic monotype on Masa paper 17 x 16 inches
Beginnings
2013 Encaustic monotype on archival paper 16 x 16 inches
Reaching the Living
2013 Encaustic monotype on Masa paper 16 x 16 inches
Figure in a Landscape
2013 Encaustic monotype on Masa paper 153/4 x 153/4 inches
California Jetty
2012 Encaustic monotype on Masa paper 16 x 16 inches
California Light
2012 Encaustic monotype on Masa paper 16 x 16 inches
After
2013 Encaustic monotype on archival paper 16 x 16 inches
Tree of Life
2012 Encaustic monotype on Masa paper 18 x 18 inches
New World
2013 Encaustic monotype on Masa paper 16 x 16 inches
Two Trees Side by Side
2013 Encaustic monotype on Masa paper 16 x 16 inches
Jetty
2012 Encaustic monotype on Masa paper 16 x 16 inches
Orange and Green Sky
2012 Encaustic monotype on Masa mounted on board 16 x 16 inches
Sierra Summer
2013 Encaustic monotype mounted on board 12 x 12 inches
Jetty Place
2012 Encaustic on Masa mounted on board 15 x 15 inches
Transgression
2012 Encaustic monotype on Masa paper 14 x 12 inches
Transgression II
2012 Encaustic monotype on Masa paper 16 x 15 inches
11.9.45
2014 Encaustic monotype on paper 24 x 18 inches
Transformation 2013 Encaustic monotype on Masa paper 16 x 12.5 inches
Down by the Sugar River Next to the Cornfield 2013 Encaustic monotype on Rives with backlighting 26 x 20 inches
A Long Way Back 2013 Encaustic monotype on Rives with backlighting 26 x 20 inches
Excursion
2013 Twelve encaustic monotypes on Rives with backlighting 104 x 60 inches
Excursion (detail)
2013 Twelve encaustic monotypes on Rives with backlighting 104 x 60 inches
Bypass
2012 Encaustic monotype on Rives with backlighting 26 x 20 inches
Tree of Life II
2013 Encaustic monotype on Rives with backlighting 20 x 22 inches
Hurricane Alley
2013 Encaustic monotype on paper 22 x 22 inches
Twin Cities
2012 Encaustic monotype on paper 24 x 35 inches
Leaving Denver About 2 O’clock 2013 Encaustic monotype on Rives 26 x 20 inches
NEW BRY
NANETTE NEWBRY 2055 Westwood Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 P 760.729.8205 C 760.458.4427 E info@newbrystudios.com W www.newbrystudios.com © 2014 Nanette Newbry and Newbry Studios