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The Wolf's House (interior detail) 2012, biro drawing and mixed media Sculpture

Jane Lee McCracken

United Kingdom

Sculpture, Mixed Media on Wood

Size: 19.7 W x 39.4 H x 19.7 D in

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The Wolf's House 2012 black Biro drawings on sanded and painted wood, hand printed cotton fabric, scenic snow, Russian Tank and German Infantry soldiers models, collection of model animals, replica Deluxe FI Hand Grenades, white enamel paint Winter, somewhere in rural Eastern Europe, The Wolf’s House stands isolated in no-mans land, engulfed by a fierce blizzard. Be-sieged by war Mrs Wolf throws open the stable door and watches the carnage unfold as a battle is waged on her doorstep . Mr Wolf sits by the window next to a table, awaiting destiny. Propaganda posters flutter on the mural behind him as creatures of the forest seeking sanctuary from the conflict, play innocently at his feet. The chimes of the cuckoo clock are silenced by a cacophony of gunfire as the soldiers fight on through the snow. This sculpture contemplates the conscious brutality of man and the instinctive nature of animals by creating a scene of role reversal. Inspired by cuckoo clocks, their iconography in this piece suggests waiting for fate to take its course. Two propaganda posters were designed for the walls and the house interior is decorated with murals depicting Jane's colour Biro drawings. The exterior of the house features original Biro drawings of her dog Lily drawn directly on the wooden panels. The weights of the cuckoo clock are replica Deluxe F1 Russian hand grenades. A model Russian tank soldier balances on one of the hand grenades. Mr and Mrs Wolf were created from original 1970’s Krakow Cepelia dolls, their head’s replaced with casts from a wedding cake topper.

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Sculpture:Mixed Media on Wood

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:19.7 W x 39.4 H x 19.7 D in

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Born in Edinburgh, Jane constructs intricate multi-layered Biro drawings, sculptures and installations incorporating her drawings and designs products. Her work is impassioned by childhood memoirs, fairy tales, forests, wildlife, films and documentaries. Along with her continuing interest in war and loss Jane's artwork is both beautiful and representational of life's brutal reality. Her meticulous drawings take several months to research and make, and incorporate complex and symbolic drawing layers. Her working process often includes photographing television screens as films or documentaries are played. This produces inspirational images to work from, giving her drawings a cinematic quality. Her work provokes consideration of loss and destruction, creating memorials of lives lived, both human and animal and ways of life and environments lost. Jane lives in South Tyneside with her husband and dog and muse Lily.

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