JULIETTE DUMAS

Juliette Dumas' work is informed by a deep preoccupation about planet earth and our relationship to it. Dumas uses the physical properties of her materials and the dynamics of their interaction, to create poignant metaphors for humanity's struggle to control the effects of environmental degradation. Dumas embraces her continued engagement to the "Rio Negro Manifesto" (created in 1978 in Brazil by Pierre Restany), which is "Art for Nature, raising consciousness about Earth and the Natural World through Art.

After visiting the cave paintings of Lascaux in France, Dumas started to explore techniques using pigments and clay. Clay's primal feel and deep connection to the Earth allowed Dumas to sculpt into layers after layers of matter, mixing pigments, water and earth by bathing canvases in water (in an extreme physical process). Dumas developed her own secret technique which led her to create her critically acclaimed lifesize "Whale Flukes Paintings”.

Dumas is presently exploring the ancient art of Fresco, a technique of mural paintings that become an integral part of the wall mixing clay, pigments and water.

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