Wendell Minshew: Vignettes
Vignettes offer an isolated glimpse into a much larger scene… little stories found amidst a greater chaos. Some of these stories are found locally, while others come from across the globe. This body of work began during the pandemic. It evolved through experimentation with printing techniques, translucent vellums, parchment papers, tracing tissue, and, ultimately, with extremely delicate gold, silver, copper, and aluminum leaf used to gild each image.
These visual impressions of man-made structures are presented as warm-toned black-and-white prints on gilded vellum. The small size of the prints helps lend focus to an intimate presentation of line, form, and tonality. White gold leaf is used to gild the back of each print on translucent vellum, thereby uniquely expanding the image's visual depth. The resulting reflected light adds a beautiful new dimension while retaining a warm monochromatic tonality. These prints are best viewed without glazing, which lets viewers see how light changes across various viewing angles.
