THE ANGKOR/CAMBODIA SERIES
Cambodia, 2011, Pastel, collage, 94 1/2 'x 61' (240 x 155cm)
Powerful roots, nourished by plentiful sun and rain dwarf and strangle to ancient temples of Angkor. Fluid, calligraphic drawing and collage found materials are posed against the veracity of photo-based transferred images referring to Cambodia’s tragic history. Torn edges and severed forms fused with images of ancient ruins evoke our 21st C participation in a precarious process of transience and change.
Ta Prohm II, 2009, Pastel, ink, collage, 39 1/8'x 30 1/2' (99,5 x 101cm)
Ta Prohm I, 2009, Pastell, ink, collage, 39 1/8'x43' (99,5 x 109cm)
Angkor Wat, Pastel, ink, collage, 44'x 30' (112cm x 79cm)
Angkor Irrigation Structures, 2010, Pastel, pencil 11'x 13' (28 x 33 cm), 3 parts
Ta Prohm IV, 2010, Pastel, ink, In sand-cast Bronze, 41' x71' (104.14 x 180.34 cm)
Powerful roots, nourished by plentiful sun and rain dwarf and strangle the ancient temples of Angkor evoking questions about our 21st Century hubris in the face of global warming. Fluid, calligraphic drawing and collage found materials are posed against torn edges, severed forms sand-cast bronze elements.
Ta Prohm IV (detail), 2010, Pastel, ink, In sand-cast Bronze, 41' x71' (104.14 x 180.34 cm)
Ta Prohm V, 2010, Pastel, ink, In sand-cast Bronze, 41' x 60' (104.14 x 152.4 cm)