Christina Ignacio-Deines
Edmonton, Alberta
Award-winning artist & designer, working in installation, painting & assemblage. Creating experiences and spaces about connection, transformation & belonging.
MessageExcerpt from artist statement "Field Notes: Steak + Art"
"I reviewed thousands of photos taken around the Cowboy Trail/Highway 22—quintessential Alberta—preparing dozens in test collages, before winnowing the final handful that I composited in Photoshop.
"When our direction felt right, I projected a 6” print onto 6’ of archival bristol vellum tracing angles and light in delicate vine charcoal. I drew instinctively, imparting enough information to suggest the land, rather than define it.
"We photographed the completed work at my favourite studio under professional lighting, before printing on PhotoTex for installation. The original drawings were framed to mimic charred wood.
"'Front Ranges, Foothills, Eastern Slopes' is an imagined landscape, the product of skilled techniques learned over an 18-year career and honest observation since childhood. How do we create something modern while working in a classic medium, when the iconic views have been seen and done? Evolution comes from experience, and honouring our roots. Not seeking to know answers, but to ask questions."
Find the artist booklet here (also available on site at Hayloft Steak + Fish): https://bit.ly/CIDHayloft
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