"Seal Jubilee" - Acrylic, Matte Board, Fiber, Ceramic. 2015.
Taken at surface value, this painting is just another piece I have based off my ocean-inspired concepts. I have recently been incorporating visions of outer space into my work. I draw a solid connection between the ocean and outer space, as they are both vast unknowns full of beauty. However, I have also incorporated ambiguous shapes that seem to consume the composition, rendered in the viewpoint of someone looking up through an underwater sea canyon up into the heavens. On these shapes I have incorporated tangled strings and heavy droplets. These droplets have taken on a vague appearance akin to that of a fishing lure weight, and the string are seen as tangled strands from nets-both statements of the overfishing of the beautiful ocean. Lastly, the title "Seal Jubilee" is borrowed from one of my favorite musicians, Natasha Khan (Bat For Lashes, 2006), who has a song of the same name, which addresses a contrast between her own personal life and that of a dying ocean.
Taken at surface value, this painting is just another piece I have based off my ocean-inspired concepts. I have recently been incorporating visions of outer space into my work. I draw a solid connection between the ocean and outer space, as they are both vast unknowns full of beauty. However, I have also incorporated ambiguous shapes that seem to consume the composition, rendered in the viewpoint of someone looking up through an underwater sea canyon up into the heavens. On these shapes I have incorporated tangled strings and heavy droplets. These droplets have taken on a vague appearance akin to that of a fishing lure weight, and the string are seen as tangled strands from nets-both statements of the overfishing of the beautiful ocean. Lastly, the title "Seal Jubilee" is borrowed from one of my favorite musicians, Natasha Khan (Bat For Lashes, 2006), who has a song of the same name, which addresses a contrast between her own personal life and that of a dying ocean.