Rachel Wickremer creates optical and kinetic works with densely wrapped surfaces in bright colour threads. As the viewer moves alongside the works, a colourful optical illusion is experienced. Rachel aims to push the relationship between colour, form and three-dimensional space.
Her practice explores how the slightest shifts in viewing angle can create visual movement and intensity of colour. The lines of thread that sit on the surface of the work serve as a kind of aperture, through which light passes, they can be a way into the painting, or posts to mark the landscape. While creating the works she uses as few elements as possible, and lets each element play its role fully. The application of parallel threads in a repetitive and consistent method accumulates to create tension. Rachel is fascinated by how light, depth and feeling can be rendered through process.
Rachel studied Fine Arts and Textiles and her particular interest is to combine found and industrial materials that have opposite or contrasting properties.