These new series forms a compendium of images recording specific moments of time just before light is extinguished. Each of Ando’s canvases presents an entirely singular and unrepeatable instance. A keen observer of natural phenomena, Ando envisions that one should exalt the temporality of each instant and feel graciously rewarded. Every moment is uniquely experienced and unlike any other and, to the artist, “beauty is sublime due to its ephemerality.” Working from photographs of particular cloud formations chronicling precise moments in time, Ando uses watercolor-like techniques to layer translucent washes of ink and pigment mixed with urethane on metal canvases. Leaving some areas bare, she allows the reflective metal to shine amid passages of muted color creating a sense of depth and movement. In many works she also embeds micronized pure silver, a fine dust-like material, which adds further sheen.

Image credits: Miya Ando and Sundaram Tagore Gallery 



Artist: ​​​​Miya Ando