PAINTINGS in flax and cotton

In my artistic practice I have experimented with making paintings and sculptures from plants. The technique has its roots in old Asian craft tradition. Different fibers (flax, stinging nettles, tulips, cotton etc.) determine how I break down and rebuild the fibers since they have different properties of strength, shrinkability and tactility. In paintings I apply the images layer on layer (on gauze). They are dyed with different natural pigments. Aluminum or steel frames are used since the fiber contracts with great strength when drying, causing ordinary wooden frames to twist or break.

Yellow

Bente Elisabeth Finserås

150 x 45 cm

Adonis

Bente Elisabeth Finserås

150 x 45 cm

Hyttefelt 793, silda kjem!

Bente Elisabeth Finserås