Deborah Marum Pressman
Artist Statement
My first medium was photography -- starting in high school. I loved the magic of the darkroom. Fast forward four decades, now printmaking and painting are my media. The transfer process of printmaking has some of the magic of working in the darkroom.
My relationship with the land is with the fragile places . . . their beauty and vulnerability are undeniable.
melting glaciers
tidal estuaries
tinder dry forests
The lines of Robert Frost haunt me.
" . . . some say the world will end in fire . . . some say in ice . . . "
"Fire and Ice" 1920
Landscape through the lens of superimposed images is a recurring subject of my work. Expanding and compressing the depth of field show the micro and the macro world simultaneously. Weather, change of seasons, consequences of global warming constantly influence me. My goal is to create for the viewer the experience of moving through a landscape.
My materials include cold wax, oil sticks, ink, and graphite on paper.
I use printmaking, painting, and frottage techniques.