gessoed

ges·so (j

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n. pl. ges·soes

1. A preparation of plaster of Paris and glue used as a base for low relief or as a surface for painting.

2. A surface of gesso.

[Italian, from Latin gypsum, gypsum; see gypsum.]

gessoed adj.

gesso [ˈdʒɛsəʊ]

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a white ground of plaster and size, used esp in the Middle Ages and Renaissance to prepare panels or canvas for painting or gilding

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) any white substance, esp plaster of Paris, that forms a ground when mixed with water

[from Italian: chalk, gypsum]

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gesso - gypsum or plaster of Paris spread on a surface to make it suitable for painting or gilding (or a surface so prepared)

gypsum - a common white or colorless mineral (hydrated calcium sulphate) used to make cements and plasters (especially plaster of Paris)

plaster of Paris, plaster - any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs

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Wells' style of rendering saints initially exhibited the same bold and isolated marks seen in his morada paintings; but later, he experimented with sgraffito -- scratching through a painted surface to expose the gessoed support beneath.

SAINTS IN DISTRESS by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)

Hoffman-Kowal has arranged five rectangles within a format of three squares, including the border of white gessoed paper that is the foundation of this work.

On exhibit: combining elements by Hoffman-Kowal, Jill / Sarasota Magazine

The quasi-abstract, often heroic images result from an improvisational and muscular handling of materials: Rockman pours onto gessoed paper a mixture of oil paints, alkyd resins, and mineral spirits, the density of which varies from thin wash to thick syrupy pool.

Alexis Rockman: ROSE ART MUSEUM by Miller, Francine Koslow / Artforum International

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