Elemental is an exhibition that is currently on display until May 1, 2025 at Angad Arts Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. Pieces are available for purchase individually or as a group.
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Elemental, 2024
Wool, cotton, monofilament, steel
These modernistic circular weavings embody Levang’s innovative approach to fiber art. Constructed with a nontraditional warping technique, the pieces are assiduously and repeatedly cut, knotted, and woven onto a monofilament matrix attached to a circular form. Hundreds of individually placed fibers create hypnotic and harmonious textural compositions.
Though abstract in their design motifs, the pieces convey a vaguely biological and cellular feeling, suggesting microscopic landscapes or cross-sections of living organisms. This organic quality connects to the common embedded motifs found across Levang’s encaustic paintings, linking her multidisciplinary bodies of work.
The meticulous, labor-intensive process of creating these intricate weavings mirrors the patterns and cycles observed in nature. Through the manipulation of fibers, Levang translates the complexities of the natural world into visually captivating, texture-rich pieces that provoke a sense of wonder about the underlying structures of life.
Series of deeply layered encaustic paintings, referencing the earliest memories of a recurring dream I had as a very young child.
Encaustic, cotton, and metallic foil on cradled birch panel
Encaustic and cotton on cradled birch panel
Encaustic and cotton on cradled birch panel
Encaustic and cotton on cradled birch panel
Encaustic and cotton on cradled birch panel
Encaustic, oil and cotton on cradled birch panel
Encaustic and cotton on cradled birch panel
Encaustic and cotton on cradled birch panel
Encaustic and cotton on cradled birch panel
Encaustic and cotton on cradled birch panel
Encaustic and cotton on cradled birch panel
Encaustic and cotton on cradled birch panel
Encaustic, paper, and rayon thread on heavy weight paper
Encaustic, paper, and cotton thread on heavy weight paper
Encaustic, paper, and cotton thread on heavy weight paper
Encaustic, rayon thread, and cotton thread on heavy weight paper
Encaustic, paper, and rayon thread on heavy weight paper
Encaustic, paper, and cotton thread on heavy weight paper
Encaustic, paper, and cotton thread on heavy weight paper
Encaustic, rayon thread, and metallic foil on heavy weight paper
Encaustic, paper, and cotton paper fiber on heavy weight paper
Encaustic and cotton thread on heavy weight paper
Encaustic, paper, cotton thread, and wool on heavy weight paper
Encaustic and rayon thread on heavy weight paper
Encaustic, paper, rayon thread, and oil on heavy weight paper
Oil and cold wax on oil paper
Oil, cold wax and charcoal on oil paper
Oil, cold wax and charcoal on oil paper
Oil, cold wax and charcoal on oil paper
Oil, cold wax and charcoal on oil paper
Oil, cold wax, water soluble crayon and charcoal on oil paper
Oil, cold wax and charcoal on oil paper
Early body of work using cotton, silk, wool and other fibers, embedded into encaustic – exploring relationships as they pertain to society, family and individuals.
Encaustic, rayon, silk, oil on cradled birch panel
Encaustic, rayon, silk, chiffon, oil on cradled birch panel
Encaustic, rayon, silk, chiffon, wool, oil on cradled birch panel
Encaustic, rayon, silk, wool, oil on cradled birch panel
Encaustic, rayon, silk, wool, chiffon, oil on cradled birch panel
Encaustic, rayon, silk, wool, chiffon, oil on cradled birch panel
Early body of work using cotton, silk, wool and other fibers, embedded into encaustic – exploring relationships as they pertain to society, family and individuals.
Encaustic, silk, cotton, wool, chiffon, oil and pastel on cradled birch panel
Encaustic, wool, rayon and pastel on cradled birch panel
Encaustic, silk, cotton, wool, chiffon, oil and pastel on cradled birch panel
Encaustic, rayon, cotton and pastel on cradled birch panel
Encaustic, cotton, oil and pastel on cradled birch panel
Encaustic, wool, cold wax, oil and pastel on cradled birch panel
Encaustic, wool, silk, oil and pastel on cradled birch panel
Encaustic, wool, rayon and pastel on cradled birch panel
Encaustic, cotton, silk, wool and pastel on cradled birch panel
Encaustic, cotton, chiffon and pastel on cradled birch panel
