(St. Thomas)
I am a recent Honours Visual Arts graduate from the University of Western Ontario. I have been a practicing artist since September 2006, working in relief printmaking. As a resident of one of the most rural counties in Canada I possess a unique perspective of rural areas as both thriving, lifegiving places and as endangered natural resources on the brink of disappearance. My art is a process of deconstruction and reconstruction of landscape spaces. The design process divides the landscape into shapes but the printing process rebuilds the landscape through the layering of colour.”
FIELD I
Amanda Caldwell (St. Thomas)
Relief print
15 x 16 inches
Field I is a space caught in time, a seeming-utopia, and, an austere representation of the familiar beauty and unique life that exists in rural areas. At the same time, this piece represents something precarious, as nature is, and comments on oft-thought eminent destruction of natural spaces. While many fight to preserve these rare rural spaces, many more don’t even notice their disappearances. Field I carries a quiet message of a remembrance of those spaces that we’ve already lost, with its sombre colour and simple mystery. $185
FIELD II
Amanda Caldwell (St. Thomas)
Relief print
15 x 16 inches
Field II is a space caught in time, a seeming-utopia, and, a vivid representation of the lively beauty and unique life that exists in rural areas. At the same time, this piece represents something precarious, as nature is, and comments on oft-thought eminent destruction of natural spaces. While many fight to preserve these rare rural spaces, many more don’t even notice their disappearances. Field II makes people open their eyes to the beauty of these spaces, with its awakening colour and eye-popping floral life. $185
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