Entangled Painting

Entanglement refers to the complex relationship between resource extraction, advancing technology and the impact it has on the natural environment and inevitably on all humans. The resources I refer to are Cadmium and Cobalt. I wanted to create a simple image that soothes and clashes. Although the two complimentary colours are fighting each other they are integral to the development of new technology. Cobalt and Cadmium form the basic elements of Lithium Ion and nickel-cadmium batteries, which in turn powers the cell phone the laptop, the electric car and solar power installations to name a few. They are the metals of the future, but maybe also the cause of our demise. They are rare metals and are mined in deplorable conditions; often by minors and artisanal miners. 70% of Cobalt and Cadmium deposits are found in the Congo and are bought up by Chinese citizens who are trading with little to no regulation. Abuses of people and environment is rife. They are also colours loved by artists and Western art would have looked very different was it not for these two beautiful, but toxic colours. The image consists of a close up of a dead pine tree, painted in Cobalt (Cobalt Blue deep and Cobalt Turquoise) and in the negative. The image is largely out of focus to create a dreamy, but hopefully slightly uncomfortable ‘background. On top of this I superimposed an algorithm painted in Cadmium. Superimposed is however not something you can do with watercolour, so although they look separate and above the ‘background, they are very much embedded in the blue. This algorithmic pattern suggests spacial movement.. Entangled also refers to the complex web of information that needs to be considered from political, to environmental, to painterly when viewing a painting and the colours used in this specific case.

Painting:Watercolor on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:637.8 W x 23.6 H x 4 D in

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