Elaine Spatz-Rabinowitz - Works on Paper

Works on Paper

In her works on paper, Spatz-Rabinowitz transfers her original photographs to various prepared paper substrates. Expression and meaning develop as the landscapes—often fragmentary to begin with due to the unpredictability of the transfer process—are smudged, sanded, or otherwise obliterated. In an act of salvage, the artist uses oil paint to resurrect and reclaim small places of surviving luminosity.

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DRIP, 2021, 8 x 10”
Oil and mixed media over transferred photo emulsion on paper

GONE, 2021, 8 x 7.5”
Oil and mixed media over transferred photo emulsion on paper

WHITE MOUNTAIN BRILLIANT SNOW, 2016, 9.25 x 10”
Oil and mixed media over transferred photo emulsion on rice paper

MOUNTAIN, 2021, 8 x 10
Oil and mixed media over transferred photo emulsion on rice paper

DARK UNDERGROWTH, 2021, 8 x 10”
Oil and mixed media over transferred photo emulsion on rice paper

PYRAMIDEN, ABANDONED SOVIET COAL MINING SETTLEMENT, 2017, 15 x 22.5”
Oil and mixed media over transferred photo emulsion on paper

PYRAMIDEN with BIRD, 2016, 11.75 x 11.5”
Oil and mixed media over transferred photo emulsion on paper

STORE NORSKE, COAL MINE #7, LONGYEARBYEN, 2016, 17.5 x 11.5”
Oil and mixed media over transferred photo emulsion on paper
Store Norske is a Norwegian mining company based on the Svalbard archipelago, and the world’s most northern coal mine. It was formed in 1916 and planned to close in 2023 but will remain open and operating until 2025, providing coal to Europe.

WASHED AWAY, 2016, 17.5 x 11.75”
Oil and mixed media over transferred photo emulsion on paper

EMPTY BOTTOM, 2020, 8 x 10”
Oil and mixed media over transferred photo emulsion on frosted mylar

ICE WATER WITH HOLE, 2020, 8 x 8”
Oil and mixed media over transferred photo emulsion on paper