“Saving Yourself: Steps to Preserving the Chastity of Adolescent Girls” is a collection of photographic essays. The interior pages leave black smudge marks on the hands of the reader, causing them to dirty themselves simply through the act of reading. Just as the true nature of the photographs are revealed, the participants in this dialog [...]
Handmade artist book filled with Croatian recipes, such as “war cake”. The condition and staining chronicles the turbulent and mysterious journey this cookbook has undergone. Diary-like entries and handwritten notes shed light on the life of the owner. Read more about the process of creating this book on my previous post: Bookbinding Inspiration. Nagy Family [...]
Icing on the Cake. 8 x 10. Encaustic & Mixed Media. © Haley Nagy. The golden background, a luxury traditionally reserved for wealthy patrons, is juxtaposed with a “zero” birthday candle.
Blowing Out the Candles. 8 x 10. Encaustic & Mixed Media. © 2009 Haley Nagy.
Here’s a glimpse of what I’ve been working on for the last couple of months. This is a derivative work that came from working on a series, tentatively titled “Seen But Not Heard” which is comprised of portraits of homeless people. This is an example of a small tangent I went on during the course [...]
Seen But Not Heard In my recent work, I explore how the homeless live outside of our consciousness, completely devoid of identity and how they are viewed by mainstream society. I explore our view of homeless people by simply creating portraits of the signs they hold to show we rarely look past their cardboard pleas [...]
Fused Expressions: November 1 to November 16 Opening Night reception from 7-10:00 pm. This is just a reminder to save the date for my group show with Texas Wax (encaustic painting society of Austin) held at at Bay6 Gallery in south Austin. Learn more about encaustic painting by clicking the image below. 5305 Bolm Road [...]
“For Artists Only” is the invisible sign that hangs on the window of many art galleries and museums. It is the subtitle of many artistic publications. It is the small print at the bottom of your gallery invitation. Read between the lines and what do you find? The unspoken phrase, “For Artists Only”. Read on [...]
