{"id":13995,"date":"2020-04-18T13:28:10","date_gmt":"2020-04-18T17:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xorph.com\/jadixon\/?p=13995"},"modified":"2021-05-03T08:37:58","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T12:37:58","slug":"the-oxidation-of-reduced-elasticity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xorph.com\/jadixon\/archives\/13995","title":{"rendered":"The Oxidation of Reduced Elasticity"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cWhile I use titles that reveal information about the work, I also seek words and phrases that can veil or obscure. I seek titles that support work, but I also seek words and terms that challenge or engage the viewer. I tend to be most satisfied when a title has a bit of mystique or tension. Interestingly, I find that as a work is coming to conclusion, and I know it is almost finished, title ideas tend to flow forth. I write down these ideas and impressions, and then go rather methodically through a decision making process until I am satisfied with a solution.\u201d
\n\u2014 Jane Nodine
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The miniature featured here was selected for the permanent collection<\/a>, chosen from the seven pieces that I sent to Santa Fe for exchange. If you\u2019re scratching your head about the titles within my overall series, I don\u2019t blame you. The odd word combinations evolved from baking terminology (the exchange theme), fused with aspects of the prevailing public health crisis, and, to a lesser degree, visual associations with the artwork itself. I rarely find naming to be an effortless process. Every once in a while, it\u2019s just as smoothly intuitive as creating a collage.<\/p>\n

Something that comes more easily for me than titling is color harmony, particularly after a scheme has emerged early in the collage process. And then I find myself rejecting certain ingredients for no other reason than a balance of hues. There are always exceptions, of course. Some compositions tend to demand a \u201cmaximalist\u201d approach that accommodates a fuller spectral array. The more complicated a composition, the greater challenge it presents in my choosing a satisfactory name for it. If the process becomes a bit too rational, the task is set aside. When I come back to it, the working title is often scrapped and something more spontaneous is the permanent choice.
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The Oxidation of Reduced Elasticity<\/em><\/strong>
\ncollage miniature by J A Dixon
\n8 x 10 inches
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\npart of a series created for the
\nBaker\u2019s 1\/2-Dozen Collage Exchange<\/a>
\n\u2014 acquired for the IMCAC<\/a> permanent collection<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cWhile I use titles that reveal information about the work, I also seek words and phrases that can veil or obscure. I seek titles that support work, but I also seek words and terms that challenge or engage the viewer. I tend to be most satisfied when a title has a bit of mystique or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,187,18,35,59,621],"tags":[90,308,556,557],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xorph.com\/jadixon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13995"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xorph.com\/jadixon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xorph.com\/jadixon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xorph.com\/jadixon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xorph.com\/jadixon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13995"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.xorph.com\/jadixon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15124,"href":"https:\/\/www.xorph.com\/jadixon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13995\/revisions\/15124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xorph.com\/jadixon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xorph.com\/jadixon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xorph.com\/jadixon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}