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Mamie Joe Rayburn
For Mamie, the very basic elements of line, space and color are essential ingredients in her art. How these elemts react with one another is always her major concern in every piece of art she does. Her primary effort is directed toward studying the inter-relationship of positive and negative spaces while giving more emphasis on composition.
Mamie is determined to work toward solidifying her work by using high contrast as well as various textures, while continuing to manifest sensitivity. She employs symbols, which have special meanings that relate to her own childhood. Her art has always reflected the cultural complexities of her family’s traditional Chinese background with her upbringing in the south.
My mixed media artwork is comprised of a printmaking process (monotype), oil painting, oil pastels, ebony pencil, and collage. First, I do a monotype on my etching press. Oil paint is applied, after the monotype is dry, as glazes to enhance the colors. Then I apply collage with an adhesive. Finally, I finish detail work with oil pastels and an ebony pencil. These are all one-of-a-kind pieces. All the painting and printing are done by me.
My printmaking works are multi-layered monotypes that are printed on an etching press. They are painted with printmaking inks and oil paints on a matrix of Plexiglas. Each layer of paint is allowed to dry before I print successive layers. The textures are achieved by manipulating the paint and ink prior to printing. All the painting and printing are done by me.
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