The Future of the Past: Encaustic Art in the 21st Century November 15, 2012

The Future of the Past: Encaustic Art in the 21st Century features an expansive collection of 37 emerging, established, and historical artists that primarily utilize the medium of encaustic in their artwork. Encaustic is derived from enkaustikos, a Greek word meaning "to burn in." Used as early as the 1st century BC by Greek painters, it is one of the oldest and most enduring of all artistic mediums.