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Blue Surge, detail.
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During a recent trip to Denver, we enjoyed an art exhibit at the Freyer-Newman Center, the research and exhibtion space wing of the Denver Botanic Garden. The Indelible Garden: Prints by Taiko Chandler was on view from December 11, 2021 through April 3, 2022. The exhibit featured colorful monoprints and striking, large-scale undulating sculptures created from elements printed on Tyvek. Tyvek is the trade name of a non-woven polyethylene fabric commonly used as a house wrap and for rip-proof envelopes.
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Gallery installation.
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Contested Void, 2021.
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Contested Void is made with organza (a sheer fabric), wire, thread and monoprinted
Tyvek. Now a Denver resident, Ms. Chandler is originally from Japan and
according to the exhibit website her work is influenced by:
Recollections of the wild forests near her hometown [Nagano], her father's garden, and her mother's ikebana (traditional flower arranging) suffuse her artwork, finding form in the organic, layered shaped of her prints and installations. Chandler's plant-like forms are not intended as literal representtions of nature, but rather interpret its foundational influence on family and memory.
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Contested Void, detail.
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Frozen, 2017.
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Frozen, detail.
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Blue Surge, 2021.
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Blue Surge, detail.
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Turkeytail fungus on a rotting log.
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Shortly after returning home, I found this turkeytail fungus while walking near my home. Life imitating art?
