The skillful artist Alison
Moritsugu captures the real essence of Mother Nature in her log paintings. These
beautiful environmental pieces utilize trees as both the subject and the
canvas. The fragmented nature of the trees lets the designer to paint directly
onto the rustic wood. At once her inspiring work is complete, what results is a
painting that explores the history of American landscapes.
Moritsugu lets viewers to see
what America was like when settlers first arrived and furthermore depicts the
destructive effects of industrialization. Therefore, this sense of strained
duality is one of the main stimulations behind the artist's work. She said that
I normally like the juxtaposition and tension created by having an image of
nature on a section or sample of real nature. However, it is contrast that makes
Moritsugu's work a real essence, instigating viewers to reflect on how man has inclined
nature and vice versa.
Moreover, it is also very imperative
to notice that the artist gathers her canvases from trees that have naturally
fallen after a storm or from human activities that cut them down and plan to
chip them. Moritsugu sporadically uses endangered species to make her work even
more thought-provoking. Well, so to view the artist's reflective work in
person, you can visit New York's Littlejohn Contemporary from November 12th to
December 12th, 2015.
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