Most of the time I'm used to seeing litter on the ground. It is normal to see remnants of daily human life blowing in the wind or stuck in a gutter. Anthropologically, what is regular garbage today might be an eye-opening relic to later generations. Perhaps a thousand years from now future historians will be pouring over our artifacts, things that our civilization left behind. The things we carelessly discard might inform someone of how we lived our lives during this era of time on earth.
In the southwestern U.S. it's normal to go on a hike and find remnants from past civilizations. Flint chips from hunter gatherers litter the ground in some parts of the desert, settlements erode over hundreds of years, hidden right up until you find yourself in the middle of one. They are countless. Standing over an artifact I realize that a hunter shared the same space with me, separated by over a thousand years, and preserved in the desert soil are the dusty remnants of their labor. Vast inconceivable amounts of time can pass though the traces of daily life can remain in place. A watchful eye or a passer by can illuminate things that at one time were carelessly discarded. A rich history can be revealed.
This new series of screen prints is a record of traces from our time, the 20th/21st century. I notice things cast aside, accidentally or otherwise. Where many of these traces will stay the same, the earth lives on, burying and revealing a new chapter in history to be found or overlooked once again; maybe soon, maybe not for a long long time.
All of these works are editioned 4 color screen prints (editions of 8 or 9). They are 16 x 22" image size with a 1" border, printed on 130# Cougar cover stock. Series ongoing, printed in 2011. Prints are available from the artist for $400 each.
Most of the time I'm used to seeing litter on the ground. It is normal to see remnants of daily human life blowing in the wind or stuck in a gutter. Anthropologically, what is regular garbage today might be an eye-opening relic to later generations. Perhaps a thousand years from now future historians will be pouring over our artifacts, things that our civilization left behind. The things we carelessly discard might inform someone of how we lived our lives during this era of time on earth.
In the southwestern U.S. it's normal to go on a hike and find remnants from past civilizations. Flint chips from hunter gatherers litter the ground in some parts of the desert, settlements erode over hundreds of years, hidden right up until you find yourself in the middle of one. They are countless. Standing over an artifact I realize that a hunter shared the same space with me, separated by over a thousand years, and preserved in the desert soil are the dusty remnants of their labor. Vast inconceivable amounts of time can pass though the traces of daily life can remain in place. A watchful eye or a passer by can illuminate things that at one time were carelessly discarded. A rich history can be revealed.
This new series of screen prints is a record of traces from our time, the 20th/21st century. I notice things cast aside, accidentally or otherwise. Where many of these traces will stay the same, the earth lives on, burying and revealing a new chapter in history to be found or overlooked once again; maybe soon, maybe not for a long long time.
All of these works are editioned 4 color screen prints (editions of 8 or 9). They are 16 x 22" image size with a 1" border, printed on 130# Cougar cover stock. Series ongoing, printed in 2011. Prints are available from the artist for $400 each.
