Gridworks

Audra seeks to reconnect you with the power and fragility of our only Earth by drawing you into works composed with layers of detail, complexity and relentless movement.

Gridworks

In this series Audra constructs larger works composed of smaller ones which float within a grid illusion. Viewing it becomes a literal dance, moving you back and forth and in and out from the pieces as you take in the imagery and optical effects created by the lighting, and shadows.

Grid Illusion

Detail showing the Grid Works Illusion from "Tumbling Down"

You need to be there!

The grid illusion is impossible to explain and doesnt translate well into digital media. It's so cool, live and in person! The art is stationery. The moving dots are an illusion created your movment in relation to the shadows cast by the drawings. Some things are better experienced in the real world instead of our virtual one.

Detail from The Narrows"

Every square is a tiny work.

The gridwork series features large pieces created with tiny works. Each square is has been thoughfully composed to be appreciated independently of the whole.

Putting the Tiny Works into the Grid

Cutting the Squares

Each of the small works must be precisely cut to the same exact size. For larger works like "The Narrows", this step alone can take days.

Bonding the Images to Acrylic

If you have ever done any tilework, you understand that gluing the tiny paintings to clear acrylic sheets is no easy task. Perfect alignment is required for the grid illusion to be effective.

Frame Assembly

From back to front (bottom to top in this image) white backerboard, frame, acrylic sheet with images glued on front, metal standoff, protective acrylic sheet, metal standoff cap.