The Goddess of Crossroads
2015
Pencil and mixed Ink Media on paper board. 120 cm x 92 cm.
*Shortlisted for the Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize
*Longlisted for the John Ruskin Art Prize
“The Goddess of Crossroads” explores the intersection of vital forces that have shaped the city of London. The patroness of this painting is Trivia, the Roman goddess of crossroads, whose Roman nomenclature means "three roads". Inspired by John Gay's “Trivia”, written in 1714, a poem that frequently uses the trope of London as a body, "The Goddess of Crossroads" expands upon this concept by using topography to include history and pivotal social influences.
London is a fascinating petri dish of intersections--of art and science, history and modernism, organic and man-made spaces, land cultural influences from around the world. This painting binds foundational Romanic architecture from which London evolved, and explores unities of science, myth, literature, art , decay and the natural world. It contains references from the Black Plague to the medical revolution of the late 18th century in which discoveries in anatomy, surgery, pathogenesis and vaccines would change the course of human history. It encourages viewers identify their own intersections when traversing the painting.
2015
Pencil and mixed Ink Media on paper board. 120 cm x 92 cm.
*Shortlisted for the Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize
*Longlisted for the John Ruskin Art Prize
“The Goddess of Crossroads” explores the intersection of vital forces that have shaped the city of London. The patroness of this painting is Trivia, the Roman goddess of crossroads, whose Roman nomenclature means "three roads". Inspired by John Gay's “Trivia”, written in 1714, a poem that frequently uses the trope of London as a body, "The Goddess of Crossroads" expands upon this concept by using topography to include history and pivotal social influences.
London is a fascinating petri dish of intersections--of art and science, history and modernism, organic and man-made spaces, land cultural influences from around the world. This painting binds foundational Romanic architecture from which London evolved, and explores unities of science, myth, literature, art , decay and the natural world. It contains references from the Black Plague to the medical revolution of the late 18th century in which discoveries in anatomy, surgery, pathogenesis and vaccines would change the course of human history. It encourages viewers identify their own intersections when traversing the painting.