New York-based artist, Judith Braun, creates giant symmetrical wall paintings, using only her fingertips as brushes. This would be difficult to do with one hand at a time, but Judith sometimes uses both hands at the same time.
As children, we all got our hands dirty then tried to use our fingers
to draw, but I doubt any of our “masterpieces” looked anything like
those of Judith Braun. By dipping her hands in charcoal, pastel and
chalk, and using them as paintbrushes, Braun is able to create truly
unique symmetrical works of art. Using her own special technique, she
produces all kinds of abstract images,
patterns and shapes. “Abstraction keeps the images free to be
anything, while the symmetry resolves that fluidity into something, like
liquid energy crystallizing. This crystal metaphor is further reflected
in the carbon medium that, under heat and pressure, becomes a diamond.
I like to think I’m drawing with diamond dust”, Judith Braun says about
her art.
