Hundreds of particular person flowers and vegetation grown in Meggan Pleasure's Seattle backyard type the define of her ethereal figures. The artist (beforehand) completely collages the images of every specimen into lush silhouettes of shade and texture.
In her most up-to-date work, titled Fever dreamPleasure relies on worry, loss and the immense potential of ache. “Extensive and Wild,” for instance, depicts a lady cradling a Eurasian eagle owl close to her coronary heart. “It's a bit for while you discover your individual (whether or not it's a lover, a buddy, a toddler, no matter) and upon getting them, that in the event that they in some way disappear, so will you,” she says the artist. in a press release.
Others confer with unhealthy selections that result in constructive experiences and the way everlasting bonds require persistence and understanding. Every work, Pleasure shares, “whisper(s) the parts of the tales that examined us and, somewhat than condemning our errors, reveal that these moments left us with probably the most thrilling scars.
Fever dream is on view till September 25 on the J. Rinehart Gallery. Comply with Pleasure's work on Instagram.
