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PJ Bergin - Art at the Nexus of Wax and Joomchi / Photography

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17.01.2017 Photography

Last year, when flying into the Denver airport from points east, I became mesmerized by the circles and squares in various shades of green and brown delineated on what must have been the plains of Nebraska below. This wasn't the first time these geometric shapes...

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A message home

03.11.2016 Photography

Last week I completed Series 2016-21. While I expected this work to be finished weeks ago, the universe – as it often does — had other plans for me. Originally I intended to use the Joomchi techniques of slashing, crimping and manipulating the mulberry paper...

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Is art only about the VISUAL effect?

13.09.2016 Art, Photography

Damien Hirst said that “Art survives through its effect on others.” It makes sense that this comment would come from an artist who uses everyday materials in unusual ways to convey his message. Reading this quote brought to mind Michael Heizer’s Levitated Mass, an installation...

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