Let Your Mind Wander No. 1

24″h x 22″w x 2 1/2″
© PJ Bergin
$1100, frame included

Mulberry Paper (Hanji), Thread

The stitching through the layers of the mulberry paper keeps the viewer’s eye moving across the textures and fused colors of the artwork. The “Jiao Ceng” theme in this series takes inspiration from the direct Chinese translation meaning “stitched layers”. It can be a metaphor for the multiple layers we have in our lives all the while keeping day to day living “stitched together”.

As the eye travels over the artwork the blues and grays blend together with hints of other tones. Bright pink brings us back from wandering thoughts.

The “Jiao Ceng” series is my interpretation of our world in 2020, the first year of the pandemic. This time of the unknown forced me into the present. I began a meditation, manifested in this artwork, I was not expecting, but now appreciate.

Each artwork is framed in plexiglass. Aside from protecting the artwork, it can also be a metaphor for the way we have had to protect ourselves and each other. While standing in front of each piece in the series your face reflects back to you as your thoughts meander.

Ready for Hanging. The Plexiglas, contemporary frame, included, gives the illusion of the artwork floating off the wall.