At a first glance, it might appear that the gray and white works of Judith ann Braun were shaped with the help of a paintbrush, but in actuality the artist uses nothing more than charcoal dust and her fingertips to create each stroke. Braun’s collections of finger drawings, which she calls “fingerings” follow bilateral symmetry at the center, which she often accomplishes by using both hands at once (until they stretch beyond her wingspan). The artist who began as a painter in the 80′s has been working on her ongoing “Symmetrical Procedures” project which includes the fingerings since 2004.
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In 2010, Judith ann Braun was a contestant on Bravo’s first season of “Work of Art”. Be sure to check out her fascinating 5 minute bio/submission video at the bottom of the post. To see more works by the multi-talented Judith ann Braun, including paintings, more fingerings, installations, and gorgeous collages of xeroxed flowers on fluorescent paper, stop by her website.
A Fingertip Drawing in Progress
5 minute Bio of Judith ann Braun
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Hi Jessica, Thank you for your thoughtful post. Many people share but don’t write in their own words about the work, so I appreciate that you did that. I just wanted to point to this other video that I made of myself while working on a wall. The other one you posted of me working showed up on youtube and that’s nice, but I just feel it is not mine, I don’t know who took the video or posted it. Anyway, here’s the one I did…..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fecOLyFyHV0&feature=plcp
Thanks again, Judith
Thank you Judith! It was a pleasure writing about your gorgeous art. I replaced the video with yours, which is much better anyway, since it does not show people walking in front of the camera. I did not find the one you just sent when I was searching to find this amazing process in action. Thank you so much for sharing it with us.
Thank you for changing the video!!! all the best, Judith