Shea Gordon has been inspired by the Dead Sea and the ships and vessels used to navigate these celestial waters. By recreating the embryonic shape and form of the Dead Sea into a boat, she creates a reflexive interpretation of journey of life and calls attention to the slow decline of the historical landmark's declining water line. Shea Gordon is currently producing a project to create a clear vessel to sail at the Desert X program in Palm Springs in February of 2017 and plans to take this vessel back to the Dead Sea for a full circle completion. She hopes her art brings awareness to these dire ecological circumstances and aims to heal the precious Dead Sea.
Paintings
"FULL CIRCLE: Clear Sailing Into the 21st Century" 1998. Acrylic on Canvas, 7 foot diameter.
"The Lynch Expedition to the Dead Sea of 1848: The Iron Boat" 1987. Acrylic on Canvas. 7 foot diameter.
Cups 1996
Dead Sea Sailboat
Dead Sea Sailboat, 1995
Dead Sea Sailboat, 1995
Dead Sea Sailboat, 1995
"Circle 1" 1994-1996. 11x16 feet. Acrylic and multimedia on canvas.
"Captain William Francis Lynch Expedition to the Dead Sea 1848: Arrive of Copper and Iron Boat at the Dead Sea" 1996. Acrylic on canvas. 9x9 feet.
"Miami Beach Dead Sea Inversion" 2000. Dead Sea mud and acrylic on rag paper. 2.5 x 3 feet.
"Center to Center" 2000. Acrylic on rag paper. 3 x 2.5 feet. Private collection.
"Dead Sea Sailboat" 2000. 14 x 56.5 inches. Acrylic on rag paper.
Boat Sculptures
"Crystal Dead Sea Sailboat" 13.5 x 21 x 10 inches. 2000. Plexiglass and glass crystal sculpture.
"Dead Sea Sailboat" 1985. 88 x 40 x 36 inches. Mixed media sculpture.
Detail from the "Dead Sea Sailboat"
Detail from the "Dead Sea Sailboat"
Boat Drawings
Boat Sketches
