...to the art of Sandhi Schimmel Gold
They say a picture is worth a thousand words.
My "pictures," assembled like a mosaic - are made of thousands of pieces – and words – created from “tiles,” hand-cut from advertising ephemera.
Figurative work has always inspired me – specifically, I focus on female faces. My vision is to create beautiful yet thought-provoking images of beauty; employing the disciplines of painting & mosaic to create a connected collection of images in vibrant color.
I am a rabid recycler - compelled to upcycle unusual resources to create my work. I upcycle what otherwise might be “trash,” advertising ephemera and images employed to bombard society with their version of beauty – in images and verbiage. Look closely for bits of menus, postcards, business cards, cruise itineraries, gallery openings... stand back to view the sum of the parts - a textural representation of beauty.
"What's in a face?" "What is beauty?" I was forced to explore this concept when my own face was radically changed. It is only a visage we present for review. Can you see the “thinker behind the eyes” through an intricate facade... a false front?
I believe we are an aggregate of tiny bits: who we are and where we've been - or who we want or pretend to be. In response, the "tiles" represent those bits in color and texture and meaning.
Creating my work is a spiritual and an artistic calling, complete with the inherent agony and ecstasy. It's also an organic communion of thought and inspiration. I portray faces as I imagine they might be. I am motivated by external stimuli - art and beauty, fashion and design. Each piece expresses a mood – a calculated effect - high drama, serenity, sexuality or humor.
There is incredible attention and dedication to craft – hand-cutting, hand-fitting each tiny piece – the work includes thousands of pieces – from squares to shards. It is completely “low-tech.”
Yes, my work is very "busy." There is a reason. In my head, Synesthesia, Eidetic Imagery, Perfect Pitch and an unquenchable desire to delve into concepts, history, images and ideas – compete and collide. I take fascinating and colorful expeditions down endless rabbit holes. My art reflects the flashing of images on the screen of my brain... images in tiny bits, in a color scheme that may only exist in my mind.
...more about the artist
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Rocky Mountain Landscape - Corporate Commission 
