Topography of Dreams
Denise Driscoll
Topography of Dreams
Denise Driscoll
Cover Art: Detail from Memory Weaves Us Copyright Denise Driscoll 2014
In my dreams, there are paths as well traveled as my daily commute and spaces as familiar as my living room though their location cannot be mapped with fixed coordinates. In the “Topography of Dreams” series, I use playful diagrams to explore the ephemerality and sturdiness of memory alongside the sudden swooping connections that stitch experience, story, imagination and dream together. I begin with puddles of paint pressed between two panels to create mirror images textured with the tension of separation. These islands overlap, collide and sail apart in a mutable dance with delicate tendrils and webs of connection. Bright colors on the back of each panel reflect a subliminal aura around each painting. Denise Driscoll has an MFA in Visual Arts from Lesley University College of Art and Design (2007) and a dual BA in Cultural Anthropology and Psychology from the University of South Carolina (1982). Denise uses painting, drawing, sculpture and printing to create individual and collaborative projects that have been shown in colleges, galleries and community centers throughout New England. She is a founding member of the artist collaborative, Swarm Intelligence and is always looking for new ways to work with other artists. Driscoll teaches, organizes special projects, and mentors MFA candidates at Lesley University College of Art and Design. She also teaches in the Community Arts Program of Lesley’s Graduate School of Education. denisedriscoll.com
Dazed by Dreams and Loneliness mixed media on floating panel with orange back 8 x 8 in.
Dizzy with Insomnia mixed media on floating panel with pink back 8 x 8 in.
Exchanging Densities and Destinies mixed media on floating panel with green back 8 x 8 in.
Quarks, Charms and Scents mixed media on floating panel with orange back 8 x 8 in.
Emanating from Memory mixed media on floating panel with ??? back 8 x 8 in.
Eons of Hypnotic Travel mixed media on floating panel with ??? back 8 x 8 in.
Fabled, Psychic and Enchanted mixed media on floating panel with blue back 8 x 8 in.
Memory Weaves Us mixed media on floating panel with orange back 8 x 8 in.
Organs, Systems and Apparatuses mixed media on floating panel with blue back 8 x 8 in.
Pipes Ran Between Dreams mixed media on floating panel with blue back 8 x 8 in.
Something Profound and Unbearable mixed media on floating panel with pink back 8 x 8 in.