A.I.R.
Gallery artist Gladys Tietz Mercier’s photographic prints are an investigation
between the natural and digital discipline. Each print is carefully crafted
through a series of formal and technical decisions; from the initial capturing
of the image, to the vigilant manipulation through digital imaging software
that the chosen file is then subjected. In marrying these two profoundly
different cannons Gladys comments, “The digital is capturing the moment. The
natural is the moment.” Gladys
explains that her interest in flora and fauna began far back in her own
history, “I grew up in a wooded area, walking distance from Long Island Sound,
and my mother always kept a beautiful rose garden.” It wasn’t hard for her to make
a connection with nature-- she was born into it.
10/08/2011
Floral Fractals-- An Interview with artist Gladys Tietz Mercier
Gladys Tietz Mercier is a part of the many digital immigrants working
in the art world today, and her evolution into the area of digital manipulation
came not without difficulties. Approaching her digital journey was not as intuitive
as her connection with nature, as she explains “I came across my [digital]
process by accident.”
She clarifies that her digital work really begins before she sits
down at the computer, by carefully managing the digital capture. Once an image is recorded photographically
she then transfers the file to her computer, where she uses imaging software as
a means of transformation. Gladys compares her manipulation methods to painting
in washes, unearthing the final product through a laborious dig into the
artistic process. At the end of this processing Gladys acknowledges the graphic
nature of her works, which references traditional printmaking as well as her
previous background in fashion design. Gladys draws inspiration from many artists for her artistic
process, such as classic Impressionists, Van Gogh, Matisse, and Monet, as well
as contemporary artists like Georgia O’Keefe and Louise Bourgeois.
Gladys Tietz Mercier’s show opened Thursday, October 6th
and will be on display Wednesday-Sunday 11-6 until October 29th.
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