Buried Gold

Richard Redd

A collagraph is created by affixing different materials to a matrix resulting in a textured surface. When the plate is inked the textures hold varying amounts of ink depending upon their height or depth. For his collagraph Buried Gold, Redd used coins and other objects to add interest and texture to his image. The glowing circle in the upper right might read as the moon illuminating the landscape. The earth’s strata is suggested by the stacked, slightly vertical lines beneath which are buried ancient coins, or buried gold.