Untitled 1, 22 x 30, ink and graphite on paper |
Untitled 2, 22 x 30, ink and graphite on paper |
Untitled 3, 22 x 30, ink and graphite on paper |
Other Work Available by Amanda White:
Flora and Fauna
March 4 - 28, 2009
Amanda White is a visual artist whose work is always evolving and yet always returning to the practice of drawing and painting. A characteristic of her work is imagery with a whimsical, humorous and slightly grotesque feeling. Amanda draws inspiration from various sources such as the absurd and fantastic in nature, antique illustrations, stories and comics to construct her images. Recently the execution of her work has been focused on finer details, and a more delicate approach to drawing techniques.
In this new series of ink drawings, animal and plant forms are stacked, tangled, and swarm together into piles of nature. The images themselves are influenced stylistically by the tradition of botanical and zoological illustrations, but here the subjects are fictional hybrids of flora and fauna. These odd creatures are presented as something between strange specimens and narratives of childhood nostalgia, an entire world for the viewer to encounter and explore.
Amanda White Studied Drawing and Painting at OCAD, Art History at the University of British Columbia, and Scenic Painting for the Theatre at the Banff Centre for the Arts. She currently lives and works in Toronto.
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