The Absolute Way of Things

Artist Statement

Mendel Art Gallery - Saskatoon - Jaunuary 16 - March 22, 2015

Artist Statement

Using bees as the subject, the works explore the fragile nature of existence, the interplay between
humans and small creatures, and the communication patterns of our world. The large-scale prints
explore the relationships within the hives and how those relationships mimic and contradict those
in the human population. The cyclical nature of both bee and human populations is represented
through the sequential nature of the artwork.  The newly recognised loss of bee populations
is commented on through the artwork as well as the historical links bees have with humans.

 

	Going, Going, Going, Gone... 108 x 27.5”, 270 x 70cm Ink on Mulberry Paper, Linocut	Ordinary to Impossible Ink on Masa Paper 78 panels, 40 x 55 cm
Ordinary to Impossible (detail of tesselating panels) Ink on Masa Paper 78 panels, 40 x 55 cm		Installation Images Photo Credit: David G Miller   More installation images at http://moniquemartinart.blogspot.com/2015/01/installation-of-absolute-way-of-things.html

 

Going 108 x 27.5”, 270 x 70cm Ink on Mulberry Paper	Going 108 x 27.5”, 270 x 70cm Ink on Mulberry Paper	Gone 108 x 27.5”, 270 x 70cm Ink on Mulberry Paper
Equal I Ink on Mulberry Paper  Linocut Techinque  33 x 24", 83 x 61 cm	Equal II Ink on Mulberry Paper  Linocut Techinque  33 x 24", 83 x 61 cm	Equal III Ink on Mulberry Paper  Linocut Techinque  33 x 24", 83 x 61 cm
	Continuous Ink on Masa Paper  Linocut Techinque (1 block printed three times, tesselating) 69 x 43", 175 x 109cm

 

Coming 22.5 x 33" Ink on Unryu Paper	Going 22.5 x 33" Ink on Unryu Paper
Coming (detail) 22.5 x 33" Ink on Unryu Paper	Going (detail) 22.5 x 33" Ink on Unryu Paper

		Born Twice 3 x 7" Ink and Beeswax on Paper

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