Pamela Jorden - Hesper - Artwork Image

Pamela Jorden

Hesper

17 color screenprint on Coventry Rag in custom white frame

$3,500

Hesper (short for hesperus) refers to the evening appearance of Venus. Although square, this limited edition print features the artist’s trademark tondo in its center with gracefully fluid swatches of color.

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Only 2 remaining in this edition

Year
2017
Edition of
60
Dimensions
Print: 18 x 18 inches
Frame: 22 x 22 inches
Authentication

Signed and numbered by the artist on the reverse. Photocopy of signature included. All Haystack editions come with a Certificate of Authenticity.

“For me, color is surprising. My response to it can be totally visceral and emotional, and this makes it endlessly exciting.”

– Pamela Jorden

About the Artwork

Hesper (short for hesperus) refers to the evening appearance of Venus. Although square, this limited edition print features the artist’s trademark tondo in its center with gracefully fluid swatches of color. Hesper is offered framed-only, in a white wood frame. Jorden’s signature and hand-editioning (both on the reverse of the print) are photocopied and attached to the back of the frame.

Hesper was printed in collaboration with the artist and master printer Luther Davis at BRT Printshop (now Powerhouse Arts Printshop). Each edition was created by silkscreen printing (also known as serigraphy). This method requires stenciling techniques wherein ink is pressed onto paper through deliberately exposed areas of a mesh screen one color at a time.   

Curator's Note

Painter Pamela Jorden plays with color and light to stunning effect.

The artist frequently uses the tondo form (a Renaissance term for a round work of art). This depiction of evening light is intentionally planetary, and at the same time as though it were a flat landscape curling in on itself. Referring to the role of color in her work, Jorden reflects, “It interests me to figure out how a color works in a painting, how I can undermine and alter its intensity, or how a color relationship can create a vibration and tension that keeps movement happening in the painting.” 

About the Artist

Pamela Jorden - Hesper - Artwork Image

Pamela Jorden (b.1969, Knoxville, TN) is an abstract painter who explores atmospheric elements by way of manipulated color and shape. The push and pull of paint on uniquely shaped canvases results in fluid and organic compositions full of light.

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