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Wreath of Life Drawing
United Arab Emirates
Drawing, Ink on Paper
Size: 14 W x 11 H x 0.1 D in
About The Artwork
Sparrows here in Dubai who have second and third nestlings run the risk of losing them as the spring turns into scorching summer. I have found several of these perfectly preserved specimens over the years here and I keep them as anatomical reference and artistic inspiration. The ones I don't keep serve as nourishment for all other plants and animals. From death comes life. This is the subject matter of this pen and ink drawing. This year, due to COVID, we've not been able to get back to the lush UK summer and get out into nature, so I found myself drawing a wreath of many common plants that I would usually pick, make jam, tea or salads with as a way to remember much loved summer activities that have been sorely missed. You may perhaps recognise some of the plants which include, blackberries, wild plantain, hawthorn, honeysuckle, wood sorrel, dandelion, nettles, oak and bracken. By surrounding the intricate drawing of the bird with so many plants, edible to animals and humans, I remind myself of the circle of life, that the death of one creature nourishes the lives of so many others. From something seemingly sad comes so much that is positive and full of life.
Details & Dimensions
Drawing:Ink on Paper
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:14 W x 11 H x 0.1 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:No
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United Arab Emirates
The order and perfection of geometry captured me from the moment my father put a compass in my hand, at the age of 4. Geometry often appears in my art and for me, it can be a symbol of order, structure and rules. To juxtapose fragments of perfectly formed geometry beside intuitive mark making, abstract swirls of colour or photo layered images and drawings fills me with a sense of satisfaction as it somehow mirrors our lives - a multiplicity of seemingly random events that may have some order beneath. Often, my artwork has a deeper symbolic narrative that allows it to almost be read and understood on a variety of levels. Certain geometric shapes and designs can be seen to have symbolic meaning in Islamic art, I sometimes use this to build in a deeper layer of symbolism into my work. Having lived the first part of my life in the diverse island of Trinidad, in the caribbean, I am drawn to vivid colours and textures, perhaps somehow harking back to the colours of carnival. Yet my personal studies into Islamic, Euclidean and non Euclidean geometry have opened up a world of psychological and spiritual symbology that has allowed me to explore bigger themes such as order and chaos; predetermination and freedom; intuition and reason.
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