virginia katz

land 2022-2007

Relief Paintings
Land
Like So Many Leaves ...

Acrylic Paint Formed by Hand and Integrated on Panel with Citrine, Peridot, Chalcedony, Gold and Silver Leaf
20" x 16" x 2.5", 2018

Land
Unsteady Ground

Acrylic Paint Formed on Panel with Pearls and Turquoise
12" x 16" x 3", 2018

Land
Unsteady Ground- detail


Land
Uprooted

Acrylic Paint Formed, Peeled, Cut and Sanded on Panel with Aquamarine, Citrine, Uncut and Cut Diamonds,
Black Tourmaline, Rutilated Quartz and Malachite
20" x 16" x 4", 2017

Land
Uprooted - detail


Land
Debris Field

Acrylic Paint Formed, Peeled, Cut and Sanded on Panel
12” x 16” x 4”, 2017

Land
Debris Field - detail


Land
Dry Bed

Acrylic on Panel
20” x 16” x 4”, 2015

Land
Breakdown, two views

Acrylic Paint Formed, Peeled, Cut and Sanded on Panel
52” x 72” x 6”, 2015

Land
Installation View


These works of sculpted acrylic paint on panel, represent the three-dimensional form that is our landscape and in particular focus on the land masses and scenes that have been under stress due to various climate changes and natural disasters. Since we are an indelible part of the landscape, these events, in turn, represent crisis in general for us metaphorically. Some of the paintings include precious and semi-precious stones that represent the sublime relationship between beauty and danger, hope and renewal.