Original artwork description:

'Formations 3' is a mixed-media work inspired by my interest in experimenting with different materials to create forms and designs. The idea is to give the viewer a deeper experience through the various intricacies achieved when using a variety of materials and finishes.

This relief is truly a one-of-a-kind statement piece! It can work in a variety of interiors. Please see the extensive detail of the formations in the attached images.

This work has been created using crafted forms of aluminum foil together with Gesso and stainless steel wire screening to slowly build up solid (firm) layers of intrigue. Once dry, the work has been painted in layers of gold, burnt umber, red oxide, and warm white mixed with gold to accentuate areas of interest. The final result is a bronze and taupe grey finish with areas of gold and red oxide peeking through the formations to accentuate the work's three-dimensional nature. The depth of the artwork is 2 inches (0.8 inches stretched canvas + 1.2 inches at the highest part of the mixed media formation)

This work is ready to hang with a wire attached and is signed on the bottom edge. It works beautifully on a light or a dark wall. The patina finish continues to include the sides of the work so that no framing is required. It will be accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.

Please Note:
- The in situ images are for display purposes only to show the work in different interiors and/or with suggested frames if desired. Please refer to the exact size of the work provided in the description.

Thank you for your interest in my work!
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Joyce Fournier is a multidisciplinary painter and sculptor living and working in Toronto. Art is her true passion, and she has had an extensive art practice for more than 25 years consisting of Abstract Works, Landscapes, Figurative Works, and Bronze Sculpture.

While her current focus is Abstract Expressionist painting, Joyce also has a love for sculpting, painting and drawing the human form for which she was academically trained. She has been most influenced by the Abstract Expressionist movement of post-World War II America such as the works of Robert Motherwell, Franz Kline, and Hans Hofmann as well as the works of Joan Mitchell and Canadian artist, Jean Albert McEwen.

Joyce has exhibited her work in solo and group shows in several cities in North America, and Europe. (Montreal, Toronto, New York City, Miami, Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, Amsterdam, Leipzig, Hamburg, Florence, Rome)

Featured on several occasions in American Art Collector magazine since 2009, her work is found in private collections in Canada, The United States, and Internationally.

Materials used:

professional Gesso, aluminum foil, stainless steel, professional acrylic paints for patina

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