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Painting, Oil on Canvas
Size: 51.2 W x 72.8 H x 1.6 D in
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The story of Phaethon shows how we humans have deluded ourselves in to believing that we are able to control the reins of nature, even as we scorch and pollute the Earth. Phaethon is eventually killed for driving his sun chariot too close to Earth and threatening its very existence. I find remarkable parallels with Climate Change. I now take up the story when his sisters, the Heliades mourn their brother’s death so deeply that they metamorphose into Black Poplar Trees. Trees and humans become one and the same; they shed tears of Amber, which is a kind of tree resin. When their mother tries to release them from the imprisoning bark, the nymphs are themselves in pain and cry out. Trees and humans become permeable and interchangeable in this story. Amber then flows down the river and becomes a precious and much valued gemstone. The Amber shed by the daughters of the Sun is like pools of sunlight. This trauma becomes a positive. These paintings have been experimental; combining tradition and innovation. I have used Illustrator to put together an imaginary constructed vision of the British landscape from my own photographs; that was based around the area of Constable’s Suffolk. I used this as a starting point because Constable has come to represent all that is perfection in an ideal English landscape, and yet he lived in a time of great upheaval and depicted only an imaginary composite image, as I do. The size of my large paintings is identical to The Hay Wain (1821). Evening also alludes to the Biblical creation myth of the first day; where evening came first and followed by the morning. My version, that places evening later on in the series, forewarns us of the possible evening of human life on earth.
Painting:Oil on Canvas
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Size:51.2 W x 72.8 H x 1.6 D in
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Katy is a London based fine artist. Her most recent collection takes a sideways look at bio-diversity collapse and climate change. It focuses on Trust and Betrayal between humanity and nature. Katy's artwork could be described as a kind of Figurative Abstraction and the starting point is the observable natural world. Current mediums are oil and acrylic paint on canvas. Katy has a track record of creating compelling images that speak to the heart, soul and mind. Katy has stories to tell. Enquiries welcome and visits to North London studio by arrangement. Call 07951 415699.
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