Artist Information:
Z. Mccarthy
Pompano Beach, FL
United States
Member Since: Mar 2008
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Artist Statement:
Since the beginning of visual
arts, artists have used an
array of materials and
techniques to entice and
mesmerize the viewer. Today’s
visual artists are faced with
the challenge of creating
unique techniques in order to
produce innovative and dynamic
images that will captivate
their viewers.
For my recent body of work, I
have been producing colorful
relief style paintings that
combine paint with handmade
paper collage. These 3D works
are based on art theory. The
forms incorporated in the
abstract works are based on
scientific bio-scans. Using
art theory, I have been
pushing the mediums of paint
and collage and working to
overcome the challenge of
creating a technique that will
produce images that captivate
the viewer. I call my collage
technique the Negative
Perspective Collage.
The Negative Perspective
Collage body of work uses a
build up of my own handmade
paper, color theory and the
grid to create a visual push
and pull of space on a
traditional canvas. The
collaged areas protrude
outward several inches off the
canvas and visually appear as
if they are receding in space.
The painted areas have a
volumetric appearance that
look as if they are visually
popping out. While...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Human Image, Henderson Mental
Health Clinic Annual Juried
Art Show, Feburary, 2008
“The Female”, Negative
Perspective Collage, 3rd Place
Best In Show
“Thinking Man”, Acrylic on
Handmade Paper
Insignia, Ritter Art Gallery,
April 2008
“I Feel Color I”, Negative
Perspective Collage
“The Female”, Negative
Perspective Collage
With guest judge and ...
Further Information
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Artist Galleries:
Human Image, Henderson Mental
Health Clinic Annual Juried
Art Show, Feburary, 2008
“The Female”, Negative
Perspective Collage, 3rd Place
Best In Show
“Thinking Man”, Acrylic on
Handmade Paper
Insignia, Ritter Art Gallery,
April 2008
“I Feel Color I”, Negative
Perspective Collage
“The Female”, Negative
Perspective Collage
With guest judge and ...
Further Information
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Z. Mccarthy's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Z. Mccarthy's Portfolio.
Since the beginning of visual arts, artists have used an array of materials and techniques to entice and mesmerize the viewer. Today’s visual artists are faced with the challenge of creating unique techniques in order to produce innovative and dynamic images that will captivate their viewers.
For my recent body of work, I have been producing colorful relief style paintings that combine paint with handmade paper collage. These 3D works are based on art theory. The forms incorporated in the abstract works are based on scientific bio-scans. Using art theory, I have been pushing the mediums of paint and collage and working to overcome the challenge of creating a technique that will produce images that captivate the viewer. I call my collage technique the Negative Perspective Collage.
The Negative Perspective Collage body of work uses a build up of my own handmade paper, color theory and the grid to create a visual push and pull of space on a traditional canvas. The collaged areas protrude outward several inches off the canvas and visually appear as if they are receding in space. The painted areas have a volumetric appearance that look as if they are visually popping out. While... |
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