Folly, Deceit And The Risk Of Thunder Drawing

This work is one of a series of multi-panel works on paper installations. Each panel is approximately 32cm in diameter. The size of the installation itself is variable. In these works I refer to events of natural disaster in a graphic-novel type form, suggesting the unfolding of a narrative. The images are sometimes metaphorical, but occasionally refer to specific historical events, for instance, the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010, as an example of how disruptions in the human world translate into environmental catastrophe. The works reflect my concern for the actual unfolding of the narrative of climate breakdown. My ironic use of decoration is inspired by art-historical traditions like Japanese painting and printmaking, and Indian miniatures, where even the most gruesome and violent events are aestheticised and rendered beautiful. It is my intention that the dissonance between the violence on the one hand and the decorativeness on the other, heightens the pain of the subject.

Multi-paneled Drawing:Acrylic on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:59.1 W x 59.1 H x 0 D in

Number of Panels:2

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