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| ENID TIDWELL |
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| Enid
E. Tidwell, is a native of New Mexico, brings a Southwestern
fascination with light and color to her cast resin sculptures. The
Southwest’s intense sunlight makes the pieces come
alive. The cast resin sculptures capture the natural light
entering the concave surfaces. The reflective
qualities of the material are intensified with the use of
lighted pedestals,
or in some cases, neon. The sensuous surfaces invite
the viewer to touch as well as experience them visually. Color
and transparency are compelling reasons for the artist to
use this unusual material. Polyester resin is a thermosetting
viscous liquid plastic which is cast into molds and dyed
the desired color. A catalyst hardens the material. When
the piece is unmolded it can be shaped with power tools and
then sanded with wet-and-dry sandpaper. A final polish
with a linen buff and fine abrasives gives it the fine transparent,
living quality. |
| SELECTED EXHIBITS: |
- - 2000 Governor’s
Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
- - 2000 Parthenon Museum , Nashville,
Tenn.
- - 2000 “Lumos!”, Expressions
in Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
- - 1998 St. John’s College Art Gallery,
Santa Fe, NM
- - 1995 El Prado Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
- - 1995 San Juan College Art Gallery,
Farmington, NM
- - 1990 “Off the Wall”, Quadrangle
Dev. Corp., Wash., DC
- - 1986 Zenith Gallery, Washington D.C.
- - 1983 U. of Alabama in Huntsville Museum
of Art
- - 1982 Rubiner Gallery, Detroit, MI
- - 1980 “Captured Light”,
Atlanta, GA
- - 1980 Dominican College Gallery, San
Rafael, CA
- - 1979 2nd Open Exhibition, Salmagundi
Club, New York
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| AWARDS & PUBLIC COMMISSIONS |
- - Member Allied Artists of America
Society since April 1988
- - Hon. Mention, Gateway Museum, Farmington,
NM
- - Salmagundi Club Award, Salmagundi Galleries,
NY
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- - Duke Energy, Washington, DC
- Signet Bank, Washington, DC
- Quadrangle Development Corporation,
Washington, DC
- - Ingersoll & Block, Sarasota, Florida
- - Walker Wire, Detroit, Michigan
- - Doug Manns, Law Offices, Detroit, Michigan
- - Centennial Development Corp, Vienna,
Virginia
- - Fisher Group, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- - CIMA Companies, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia
- - San Juan College, Farmington, NM
- - Schmeltzer, Aptaker & Sheppard, The
Watergate, Wash. DC
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"Dichroma
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"Icy Trails " |
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