Katz created On-Shore Flow, 7 Hours of Observation, Green and Blue, 3/28/08 and Off-Shore Flow, 10 Hours of Observation, Gold and Copper, 10/7/08 (both 2008) in collaboration with the Southern California wind. To create the works, Katz attached pens to strings she hung from tree branches. As the force of the wind caused the branches to move, the wind’s energy was registered via pen marks on large-format paper placed on the ground below. These works represent an energetic exchange of the vibrational environment with human creativity, offering a tangible record of the invisible forces that shape our world.
Virginia Katz
Virginia Katz focuses on humanity’s relationship with the natural environment in her exploration of the landscape. Her work reflects a deep concern for the increasingly fragile connection we share with our planet, emphasizing themes of decay and rejuvenation. Since 2010, she has created relief paintings and mixed-media monoprints that incorporate found elements such as leaves, soil, vines, tree bark, and Styrofoam. For her 2017 Intervention series, she further questioned and dissolved boundaries between the natural and human-made by integrating facsimiles of these elements she made from acrylic paints into outdoor spaces.