Let Your Mind Wander No. 3

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

Mulberry Paper (Hanji), Acrylic, Thread

The bright complementary colors featured can be an exploration of our minds and lives through the summer of 2020, the first season 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. The shapes and colors in “No.3” swirl and gyrate, making no sense of where they may be headed. Looking back on this time, for me, it describes the emotions of being a bit “rudderless” with circumstances changing from one day to the next.

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”.

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.