Intersections - Nguyen Dang Binh

Jessica Maloney
Exponential Growth
38.5 inches x 38.5 inches
Mixed media, printed digital images, beeswax, wood panel
ARTIST STATEMENT
Exponential Growth references growth that is continuous over a
period of time. The map represents a layer of growth, particularly
growth and expansion of the human population in and around
Tucson, Arizona. This area is represented because of its rapidly
expanding population and because of its rich physical beauty and
spiritual history. The landscape possesses a particular mystique all
its own, which is quite awe-inspiring.
Maps are used to clarify and document the land, but if viewed as an
abstract pattern, the organic lines of the map reference the natural
growth and energy that exists in nature. Energy and growth are intrinsically
tied, and as the human population grows and expands, so
too does the energy in the space the humans occupy. What makes
this concept so intriguing is that energy is the potential for action,
and while some forms of energy can be mapped out and quantified,
the potential of other forms, such as the spiritual energy of a person
or place, cannot be so easily decoded.
CONTACT
Jessica Maloney
Ashland University
Art Department 401 College Ave.
Ashland, Ohio 44805 USA
mjessica3@hotmail.com
TECHNICAl STATEMENT
This mixed-media piece combines both digital and traditional forms
of art. The digital art is comprised of three separate digital prints, all
created in Adobe Photoshop 7.0. The images on the lower part of
the piece began as scans of photographs the artist took of cotton
fields in Arizona. The photographs were then pieced together and
combined with scans of old wood to create the final images. The
prints were done on a heavy watercolor paper. The digital print of the
map that makes up the majority of Exponential Growth is a scan of
a map of Arizona, which was then cropped and manipulated before
the final print. The print was produced by an HP5500 large-format
printer on matte photographic paper. After the prints were done,
they were attached to a wood panel using an encaustic process.
Beeswax both protects the prints and adds a luminous texture to the
surface.
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