HOLDING OPPOSITES
Holding Opposites is a companion piece, painted as part of our Seed Spire exhibition at Theodore Payne Foundation. This 10 foot painting layers man-made & natural imagery and organic & inorganic materials, in an exploration of a more biodiverse and resilient Los Angeles.
Holding Opposites is a vision of our city as a habitable place for us and those delicate life-giving creatures upon whom we all depend — for pollination, for their place in the web of life, for their profound beauty and magic!
Observations and materials collected from some of the hottest, most neglected streets in the city were translated into sparse abstract impressions. Lively little paintings were inspired by walks and studies of lush native habitats, incorporating elderberry paint, oak gall ink and pollen.
Natural pigments handmade from locally foraged flora are layered with factory made synthetic paints. Native flowers abound amongst the crumbling concrete. Fragments of a McDonalds fry box are layered with the same healthy terra-cotta earth within the Seed Spires. Holding Opposites layers these materials and experiences together in one piece.
