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Elizabeth Tarrant - Artist Statement
The purpose of my work is to communicate beauty and ‘presence’.
Landscapes speak to me because of their beauty and their ability to
transport a person into another realm of peace, tranquility and
unity with the universe. The work parallels my own personal
spiritual journey.
In terms of my technique I’ve allowed the mark making to be loose,
uncontrolled by my rational self/ego, in effect channeling the art
directly to the canvas. I facilitate this by use of a dowel extender
to the brush and painting at about a meter away from the work. The
textural effect mimics the natural and metaphorical processes that
are life itself, which is, essentially unknowable.
This show references a series of photos I shot in December on a full
moon evening along the Yarra River. I choose this material for
several reasons: the energy, the mystery, the need to ‘see’ into and
intuit the source images.
Artist – Elizabeth Tarrant
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