Admission and parking are free.
Gordon, often an acrylic painter, ventures into and explores watercolor and combining it into mixed media collage, in an effort to challenge herself. Gordon feels mixing it up will keep it interesting and push away from complacency, and allow her to loosen up.
“I get disinterested in repetitive technique and media, and I’m learning that’s okay,” Gordon said. “While a watercolor requires a certain amount of planning and thinking, my current acrylics are ... view more »
Admission and parking are free.
Gordon, often an acrylic painter, ventures into and explores watercolor and combining it into mixed media collage, in an effort to challenge herself. Gordon feels mixing it up will keep it interesting and push away from complacency, and allow her to loosen up.
“I get disinterested in repetitive technique and media, and I’m learning that’s okay,” Gordon said. “While a watercolor requires a certain amount of planning and thinking, my current acrylics are more about quick observation and then a quick brush stroke, color relationships, and overall mood. They are also about having fun through the process, using a different motor pattern, and pushing myself to grow as an artist.”
About Tatjana Gordon
Born in Croatia, Tatjana Gordon lived her early years in Serbia, moved to the United States in the late 1980s, and has lived in Indianapolis since 1990. A graduate of the Herron School of Art at IUPUI, Gordon has been a picture framer, a calligrapher, a parent liaison for Indianapolis Public Schools, and currently works as a medical interpreter for Bosnian, Serbian, and Croatian immigrants. Gordon is also the mother to twin boys.
“Just like most of us, life transitions influenced me to constantly reinvent myself as a person and as an artist. I have many interests and enjoy change, and as an artist, I tend to alternate from one technique to another,” Gordon said.
Gordon said that her natural style holds a tighter line and the controlled stroke of a brush or a pencil, but for this show, she’s been experimenting with looser, more expressive movements. She will even work without her bifocals just to see what happens.
“Don’t be afraid to step out of the boundaries of what you’re used to,” Gordon said. “Don’t be afraid to experiment and try new things. Keep investigating art as a means to work out life’s challenges.”
About the Full Circle Nine Gallery
The Full Circle Nine Gallery operates as an artist cooperative gallery, with each of the member artists and the board dividing gallery duties and artists roles. The artists work together to help each other advance in skill and practice, as well as to bring success to the gallery. With over two dozen artists occupying a large, three-room space of the more factory-reminiscent portion of the Circle City Industrial Complex, Full Circle Nine offers a wide variety of art forms, media, and approaches.
The gallery has regular hours: 6-10 pm on Fridays, 12-4 pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Full Circle Nine Gallery is located at 1125 Brookside Ave., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, in the South Studios section of the Circle City Industrial Complex. For more information, or for artists interested in joining the Full Circle Nine, please visit www.fullcirclenine.com.
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