There is no such thing as selfish grief
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There is no such thing as selfish grief
YEAR. 2020
MEDIUM. wooden veneers (Rosewood, Rock Maple, Sheoak, Jarrah burl, hand dyed Silky Oak) and charcoal on ply
DIMENSIONS. 120 x 116cm
EXHIBITION HISTORY.
2020 Finalist, 2020 Invitation Art Prize, City of Joondalup, WA
2022 Substratum, Curated by Lewellyn Riley-Haynes, Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf, Sydney, NSW
COLLECTION. Available
Death is a universal event that changes you forever. Depicting a Macaque mother grieving for her child, the work explores the common experience of grief paralleled by the natural world. There is no such thing as selfish grief is a meditation on the artist's mother; a vet, farmer, artist and furniture maker who passed away in January 2020. Drawn in charcoal on marquetry, the work draws on techniques, veneers and tools passed down from her mother.
YEAR. 2020
MEDIUM. wooden veneers (Rosewood, Rock Maple, Sheoak, Jarrah burl, hand dyed Silky Oak) and charcoal on ply
DIMENSIONS. 120 x 116cm
EXHIBITION HISTORY.
2020 Finalist, 2020 Invitation Art Prize, City of Joondalup, WA
2022 Substratum, Curated by Lewellyn Riley-Haynes, Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf, Sydney, NSW
COLLECTION. Available
Death is a universal event that changes you forever. Depicting a Macaque mother grieving for her child, the work explores the common experience of grief paralleled by the natural world. There is no such thing as selfish grief is a meditation on the artist's mother; a vet, farmer, artist and furniture maker who passed away in January 2020. Drawn in charcoal on marquetry, the work draws on techniques, veneers and tools passed down from her mother.