Sediment

Ideas of mapping, topography, erosion and evaporation have been loosely connected to my work for several years now. In my latest series I have put more of a focus on those ideas. In particular I am interested in the movement of sediment pushed by a flow of water and then left, stranded in a new location, as that water source dries up and diminishes. The pigments of the ink in the paintings are my sediment that I build up layer after layer to create a mini geological world caught in a moment of shift, pause and flow

Sediment - behind the cover art

Ideas of mapping, topography, erosion and evaporation have been loosely connected to my work for several years now. In my latest series I have put more of a focus on those ideas. In particular I am interested in the movement of sediment pushed by a flow of water and then left, stranded in a new location, as that water source dries up and diminishes. The pigments of the ink in the paintings are my sediment that I build up layer after layer to create a mini geological world caught in a moment of shift, pause and flow

Selecting In - Selecting Out

The scientific process was developed as a means to understanding the world around us. It is a systematic approach to reaching the unknown, and consists of fixed and unknown variables. At the beginning of an inquiry the known variables are identified and utilized within the experiment. But working with what is known and predictable can only go so far. It is with the introduction of the unpredictable that gaps are bridged and a new lens to see is created. It is this methodology that is at the foundation of my art practice. Please see Download button in top right corner for the full statement

Selecting In - Selecting Out, Splatter

Splatter acrylic on wood panel, 24\u27\u27x24\u27\u27, 2011https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgu_mfaexhibits/1189/thumbnail.jp

Selecting In - Selecting Out, On the origin

On the origin gesso, acrylic and ink on wood panel, 46\u27\u27x46\u27\u27, 2010https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgu_mfaexhibits/1188/thumbnail.jp

Selecting In - Selecting Out, Melanie Moore MFA Thesis Exhibition - Capsulated

Capsulated Gesso, acrylic and ink on wood panel, 46\u27\u27x46\u27\u27 2011https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgu_mfaexhibits/1184/thumbnail.jp

Selecting In - Selecting Out, General Installation View 01

Installation view of Melanie Moore\u27s MFA Thesis Exhibition, Selecting In - Selecting Out on February 21-25th 2011 at the East Gallery, Claremont Graduate University Art Department.https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgu_mfaexhibits/1146/thumbnail.jp

Selecting In - Selecting Out, After the Beagle

After the Beagle gesso and acrylic on wood panel, 46\u27\u27x46\u27\u27, 2011https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgu_mfaexhibits/1187/thumbnail.jp

Variant Evolution - Installation Shot 01

Installation shot of Variant Evolution, acrylic, gesso and ink on plexiglas with wood shelves, 10\u27 x 20\u27, 2011. Exhibition took place in the East Gallery, Claremont Graduate University Art Department.https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgu_mfaexhibits/1144/thumbnail.jp

Variant Evolution - Installation Shot 02

Installation shot of Variant Evolution, acrylic, gesso and ink on plexiglas with wood shelves, 10\u27 x 20\u27, 2011. Exhibition took place in the East Gallery, Claremont Graduate University Art Department.https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgu_mfaexhibits/1145/thumbnail.jp