Nava Waxman’s Light of Reverie at Nuit Blanche 2010
By Moshe Mikanovsky
ShalomToronto, September 28 2010
Day dreaming, fantasy, stories, childhood memories and intuitive image development are all part of artist Nava Waxman’s inspiration in her fairy-tale images. Working mainly with encaustic, or hot wax – which fits perfectly with her name – Waxman lays into the sepia-toned dream-like canvases found objects like paper clippings, coins, wires, copper buttons and other items. Her landscapes are both abstract and surreal, balanced sometimes by delicate lines weaved through wide expense of land or body of water. Birds, elephants or trees – all contribute to this fleeting balance.
Nava Waxman: Light of Reverie at the Engine Gallery, the Historic Distillery District, Toronto
I have met Nava at the Engine Gallery in the Historic Distillery District, during the opening of her second solo show at the gallery, “Light of Reverie”. Celebrating with her family, friends and gallery-goers her continued success, and the new body of work, Waxman resonate the delicacy and complexity of her images.
