Exhibition - Descent
In 2007 I found out about a horrific secret that had shaped the lives of many of my male friends. I became fascinated with the way men express and repress emotion. Descent references Lewis Carol’s Alice in Wonderland. Carol based the character of Alice on a real girl whom he had a peculiar relationship with. Carol was upset by Alice’s decent (as he saw it) into womanhood. The hole Alice fell down was a metaphor for this decent.
I have always been interested in the un-captured moment, the un-posed snapshot. Both Snapshot 1 and 2 have been developed from photographs I have taken of male friends private, reflective moments.
Flatness has always been an important part of my aesthetic. Snapshot 1 and 2 have been an interesting progression for me because of the expanding and flattening of space that occurs in the work. The mid tones of the portrait blend with the chaotic background and the vinyl applied to the front surface of the acrylic produces internal shadows.
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Astrid VisserAstrid Visser is an art and graphics teacher at Marlborough Girls' College in Blenheim. She Graduated from NMIT with a Bachelor of Visual Arts in 2006 and has since worked in Architecture and Interior design in London, exhibited work occasionally and been commited to arts education. Astrid is particularly interested in education within art galleries and set up the education program for Blue Oyster Gallery, Dunedin in 2009.
Next exhibition will be at the Bishop Suter Gallery Nelson from May 1st 2010 until June 3rd as the Artist in Focus.
