Mineral Exploration

Winter 2013

Mineral Exploration is the official publication of the Association of Mineral Exploration British Columbia.

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a suspension of three canvas basins documenting evaporation rings with raw pigment. He continues to use raw earth pigments as both subject and metaphor in his work. Witzke has since developed other apparatuses and structures to hold water that flows and drifts through the pigments and canvas over varying periods of time. As the water evaporates, it leaves permanent path marks and patterns on the canvas. Mohawk Brothers is an example of Witzke's paintings, which are unusually large. But as is the case with fine art, the more you look, the more you see. In this case, the markings of time are expressed in an unconventional yet memorable manner. In some of his early works, Witzke combined traditional tube colours with foreign matter, such as dust, earth and seeds. Much of his current work uses natural pigments harvested by hand from various sites ranging from New York to Nunavut. "I am also looking beyond my local environment and looking to use other soils, dirt and pollen and residues in a hybrid of archeo-artistic practices," Witzke says. In 2012, Witzke was the recipient of a research and development grant from the Canada Council for the Arts. He can be reached at 250-212-7922 or kmwitzke@shaw.ca. ■ w i n t e r 2 013 p24-27_Art.indd 27 27 13-11-27 10:01 AM

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