« My work is an investigation of clothing patterns, weave structures, architecture and bits of nature. I allude to these explorations without suggesting a literal reference. Front could be back, top could be bottom, what is visible, what is concealed; many layers are parts to a whole. My process allows for me to add and take way, to see, feel, respond, question and remember.
I get clues from the inherent nature of different materials. Using them within the same piece, employing repetition and shifting of scales to highlight these intrinsic qualities. Surfaces reflect light or absorb it…shadows that distort or accentuate. Various patterns, colors, textures and surface treatments interact; their juxtaposition is key and often surprising. It is a way of organizing thoughts and guiding ones eye throughout a piece. Collage.
What is seen depends on the light, the color the clothing that is being worn, or the mood ones in; there are multiple solutions to the same problem. It is about acknowledging a moment in time. Working with materials in hand, labor, an unfolding of ideas. The act of dressing and adorning. These expressions of nonverbal communication become a record, a reflection. They connect us individually and as a culture with our past and with our future. »
ACTUALITY : RAÏSSA BUMP « Seeing the Familiar » May 24–June 19, 2014 at Sienna Gallery
Raïssa Bump – Brooch: Together Constellation, 2013 – Sterling silver, silverlined crystal beads – 16.5×2.5×1.3cm
Raïssa Bump – Necklace: Confused Constellation, 2013 – Oxidized sterling silver, 24k & copper lined crystal beads, glass beads
Raïssa Bump – Necklace: Variation Constellation, 2013 – Oxidized sterling silver, glass beads
Raïssa Bump – Necklace: Together Constellation, 2013 – Sterling silver, glass beads
Raïssa Bump – Brooch: Sky Constellation, 2013 – Oxidized sterling silver, glass beads – 6.4×4.6×3.2cm
Raïssa Bump – Brooch: Opposite Constellation, 2013 – Oxidized sterling silver, glass beads – 5×7.6×2.5cm