Title: Erosion of Life: The Desert’s Shadow
Artist: Laura Bernardeschi Nelson
Medium: Mixed Media (Acrylics, Glue, Sea Sand, Paper, Pasta on Stretched Canvas)
Dimensions: 70x50x2 cm
Price £350
Description:
Erosion of Life: The Desert’s Shadow is a powerful mixed-media artwork by Laura Bernardeschi Nelson, embodying the stark and haunting consequences of desertification. Through the innovative use of materials such as acrylic colors mixed with glue and sand collected from the North Sea, the artist explores the fragile relationship between nature and human impact.
The textured layers of paper—intertwined with pasta and glued onto stretched canvas—symbolize the degradation of once-fertile lands. The combination of these materials serves as a tactile representation of the land’s gradual erosion, emphasizing the vulnerability of the environment. The sandy tones, punctuated by silver streaks, reflect the dry, parched earth left behind as rivers and resources vanish.
The silver shadow that cuts across the canvas represents a dried riverbed, a visual metaphor for the destruction of vital water sources and the irreversible damage caused by desertification. The reflective quality of the silver highlights both the emptiness and the beauty that remains after the life-giving waters have receded.
Varnished for a sleek finish, this artwork is signed on both the front and back, ready to hang, and invites viewers to reflect on the environmental crises affecting our world today. It is an evocative, tactile, and thought-provoking piece that transcends the surface, urging contemplation on the pressing issue of climate change and land degradation.
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