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Alicia Matesanz de las Heras

Alicia work is a excoriation and a reflection of the different cultures that has been exposed. It seeks to represent its essence. Experiment with different media. My paintings are typically composed of dry powdered materials, natural pigments and acrylic paint. Her new sculptures emerge from the joint assembly are created from found objects and collected. Working with found objects provides a basis of history, as these are always connected with the work, to move them out of their usual context take on new meaning. Her works are in clay and bronze figurative abstractions and even become the starting point for the assembled parts. In this new series of work, experience juxtaposing images the subtle Asian or dance with the harshness of the industrial iconography, light, dark, light and shadow, day and night, masculine and feminine yin and yang, recreating the unit. Her work is exhibited in public and private collections in the U.S. and Europe

Alicia's Primary Medium Used in her work is Raku and Encaustic .

Raku-yaki (Raku ware) is a type of Japanese pottery that is traditionally used in the Japanese tea ceremony, most often in the form of tea bowls. It is traditionally characterized by hand molded, rather than turned, clay, which results in each piece being "one-of-a-kind"; fairly porous vessels, which result from low firing temperatures; lead glazes; and the removal of pieces from the kiln while still glowing hot. In the traditional Japanese process, the fired Raku piece is removed from the hot kiln and is allowed to cool in the open air. Raku techniques have been modified by contemporary potters worldwide.

Encaustic
Encaustic painting, also known as hot wax painting, involves using heated beeswax to which colored pigments are added. The liquid/paste is then applied to a surface—usually prepared wood, though canvas and other materials are often used. The simplest encaustic mixture can be made from adding pigments to beeswax, but there are several other recipes that can be used — some containing other types of waxes, damar resin, linseed oil, or other ingredients. Pure, powdered pigments can be used, though some mixtures use oil paints or other forms of pigment.
Metal tools and special brushes can be used to shape the paint before it cools, or heated metal tools can be used to manipulate the wax once it has cooled onto the surface. Today, tools such as heat lamps, heat guns, and other methods of applying heat allow artists to extend the amount of time they have to work with the material. Because wax is used as the pigment binder, encaustics can be sculpted as well as painted. Other materials can be encased or collaged into the surface, or layered, using the encaustic medium to adhere it to the surface.
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