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Drain The Swamp 2024
£275.00
W 405mm x H 305mm watercolour on 300gsm Fabriano Artistico paper, unframed.
2024 marked one of my most prolific years, and this landscape emerges from that flow as a psycho-geographic vision of an unnamed place - both real and imagined. More than a simple scene, the painting stands as a symbolic reflection of deeper ecological and societal challenges. I suspect that a main theme in these works is fragility.
By incorporating genuine Lapis Lazuli alongside other authentic pigments, the work also gestures toward value and rarity amid environmental degradation. The precious materials contrast with the idea of “draining the swamp,” evoking the tension between extraction and preservation.
The painting plays with the idea of value, as lapis lazuli is one of the most expensive pigments to use.
By incorporating genuine Lapis Lazuli alongside other authentic pigments, the work also gestures toward value and rarity amid environmental degradation. The precious materials contrast with the idea of “draining the swamp,” evoking the tension between extraction and preservation.
The painting plays with the idea of value, as lapis lazuli is one of the most expensive pigments to use.
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