Frère Arbre
20.3 cms x 19.1 cms (8 ins x 7.5 ins)
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "Canadian Contemporary Art Auction - Tuesday 23 September 2014" held on Tue, Sep 23, 2014.
Lot 14
Lot 14
Estimate: CAD $5,000 - $7,000
Did not sell
Did not sell
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal
Private Collection, Toronto
Notes:
Immediately drawn to the rich, earthy palette of Nathalie Maranda’s landscapes and nature studies, viewers are soon aware that the surpassing depth of her work is revealed through hazy images of a beautiful yet unsettling post-apocalyptic world. In her diptych Frère Arbre (2005), she depicts a vapourous, blackened tree floating in a toxic sky, while filament-like roots tether it to a glowing pool in an imagined underworld. The smaller companion panel evokes a sense of nostalgia and suggests the threat of extinction as she renders the bird as a fading apparition. Guided by her desire to communicate a deep concern for the earth, Maranda’s paintings can be seen as cautionary visual reminders of humanity’s impact on our planet’s fragile environment.
Maranda earned her Bachelor of Visual Arts degree from the University of Quebec in 1990 and has since exhibited her work in group and solo exhibitions across North America. She currently lives and works in Montreal.
Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal
Private Collection, Toronto
Notes:
Immediately drawn to the rich, earthy palette of Nathalie Maranda’s landscapes and nature studies, viewers are soon aware that the surpassing depth of her work is revealed through hazy images of a beautiful yet unsettling post-apocalyptic world. In her diptych Frère Arbre (2005), she depicts a vapourous, blackened tree floating in a toxic sky, while filament-like roots tether it to a glowing pool in an imagined underworld. The smaller companion panel evokes a sense of nostalgia and suggests the threat of extinction as she renders the bird as a fading apparition. Guided by her desire to communicate a deep concern for the earth, Maranda’s paintings can be seen as cautionary visual reminders of humanity’s impact on our planet’s fragile environment.
Maranda earned her Bachelor of Visual Arts degree from the University of Quebec in 1990 and has since exhibited her work in group and solo exhibitions across North America. She currently lives and works in Montreal.
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