Martin Wittfooth’s atmospheric oil paintings illuminate the eternal cycle of nature – Huge
In a large-scale, elaborate painting of powerful, luminous creatures, Martin Wittfooth explores the eternal cycle and power of nature to celebrate the sublime. Known for the mysterious and atmospheric portrayal of wildlife in dystopian environments, the artist blends traditional European painting techniques with critical contemporary concerns surrounding human impact on the environment.
Wittfooth’s new exhibition, Deus Ex Terra At the Corey Helford gallery, there are 19 new oil paintings on canvas, linen or boards. Some people take the form of tondos with a diameter of 18 to 24 inches, while others take huge proportions such as “Dull”, a diode that spans 12 feet wide. Stallions also exhibit conventional embodiments of elemental forces, such as in the “fire aspect” or “air aspect”, in which powerful horses made of molten rock or clouds behind steam form towering positions.
The title of the program, Deux Ex Terraloosely transformed into “God comes out of the earth”. This is a nod to ancient Greek and Roman phrases Deux Ex Machinait describes a dramatic or literary means in which a character or “God” is introduced into the plot to resolve seemingly unresolvable conflicts. In the play, the characters will be introduced through cranes, so the “machine”. wittfooth flips this concept back to nature and the fundamental forces of the earth (weather, orbit, season, life, water) to explore periodic, self-sustaining rhythms.
“As mentioned above, the ‘hermetic maxim’ is internal, so there is no,’ has responded to hundreds of years of philosophical, mysterious and artistic inquiry.” Deus Ex TerraThe principle is a guiding line that illustrates how nature repeats its patterns in span and time: in branches of rivers and leaves, the spirals of galaxies and the surroundings of shells, in periodic twists of seasons, the rhythm of breathing and heartbeat rhythms. ”
In earlier work, Wittfooth focused on tensions between humans and nature, and its effects were revealed in the form of piles of plastic or Shorn trunks. In his current work, he reflects on the instinct and enduring aspects of nature, namely, “the ancient rhythms” despite our human turmoil. “In a time of deep cultural and ecological turmoil, these paintings offer invitations to acknowledge, remember and possibly heal. ”
Deus Ex Terra Open tomorrow and lasts until October 4 in Los Angeles. Explore more on the artist’s website and on Instagram.
