Tracing the Contours of Art, Science, Technology and Cognitive Neuroscience
Category: Works on Paper
This section showcases works on paper. Since the purpose of this website is to archive Amy Ione’s work from the 1970s to the present, both successful and less successful work is displayed. For more information about any of the works, click on the caption below the painting or send an email.
Reflections on Water #2 continues the perceptual inquiry begun in 1991 with the Reflections on Water #1 painting. It also shifts the emphasis by re-positioning transparency, overlay, and compositional variation.
Executed on hot-pressed watercolor paper, the second of the two Reflections on Water paintings was conceived on a smoother surface. Thus, it demanded a different approach: layered color washes and varied line widths create resonance without relying on textural grain. In other words, in Reflections on Water #2 the clarity and vibrancy derive from the controlled transparency of acrylic overlays, producing luminous effects that evoke water’s shifting reflections.
This small, intimate work foregrounds “mutation” as both subject and method. It began with a vertical line of squares and with slight changes on the vertical axis, the pattern was transformed into an open column of triangles at the end. Overall, the piece expresses a noticeable change in character, appearance, function or condition on a 2-dimensional plane; a metamorphosis that adds a perceptual dynamic to the black-and-white geometries. Continue reading “Mutation Study #1 (2018)”
Reflections on Water #1 is a seductive exploration of perceptual resonance achieved through the interplay of intuitive gesture and technological precision. Executed on rough watercolor paper, the surface’s tooth resists smooth application, producing a grainy, expressive texture. Using templates to compose the airbrush overlays, and combining this with ink linework, emphasized the tension between fluidity and structure. The painting’s vibrancy emerges from the uneven absorption of pigment, which creates shimmering effects akin to water’s reflective qualities. Thus, overall, the work embodies a dialogue between material resistance and artistic control, situating it within late 20th-century explorations of perception and surface.
The intention of this card was to use the fold as a line in presenting a formal and irregular composition. In this sense, it conveys something that is stochastic, which is defined as the property of being well-described by a random probability distribution. Continue reading “Stochastic Checkerboard (Greeting Card) (2017)”
Tiling Study 31635 (2020) is a small-scale abstract work that combines ink and acrylic paint on archival paper. The composition explores rhythm, repetition, and geometric balance. Continue reading “Tiling Study 31635 (2020)”
Ione, Amy. Composition in Black and White. 2021. Black and white study on paper. Measures 6.75×5 inches.
Framed in 8×10 white metal frame with archival white mat covered by plexi-glass. Ships with a certificate of authenticity. Signed and dated on the back by the artist. Colors: Red, Black, Pink, Gray and White. Handmade. Original Artwork. (#31865)
Like the 1985 Pisces, the concept behind this ink painting was a spiral constructed using a symbolic foundation, or more specifically in this work, a grapheme. A is the smallest functional unit of a writing system. As delineated here, the “C” stands for Christoper. Dub is a stand-in for “W”.
A seductive, reflective work was composed on archival paper using odd shaped cutout templates, air brush, and a traditional brush. As the artist, I see this as very much a process piece. In retrospect, part of the charm of this composition came about due to how the outside black triangular shapes frame the overall artwork. They were applied to cover some airbrush splotches that distracted from the composition. Continue reading “Reflections on Perception and Visual Music (1992)”
This acrylic and ink painting showcases layers and variations of the American flag with circular forms evoking the ideal of liberty. The interplay of stripes, stars, and spheres produces a tightly balanced field that is suggesting that “fighting for freedom” is an ongoing, process rather than a completed historical episode. It was inspired by all the people in Berkeley, California waving flags on street corners after Joe Biden won the 2020 election in the United States. Continue reading “Flags and Freedom (2020)”
Amy Ione Title:Mobile Abstraction 31736 Date: 2021 Medium: Ink and acrylic on paper Dimensions: 6.75×4.75 inches (unframed); 10x8x.75 inches(framed) Signed: On front
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