Saltus Illuminati - Installation

Saltus Illuminati, (the Forest Illuminated) is a synthesis of traditional landscape painting, abstract expressionism, sculpture and environmental art. Taking painting off the wall into a three dimensional space, this work becomes an environment for the viewer to experience as an aesthetic exploration, as a connection to their own memories of and feelings for our forest environments, as an informative reference to the threat to our forests from the Mountain Pine Beetle and as a reminder for us all to be more cognizant of our interrelationship with our forest environments. It is a narrative of the stages of the pine tree's journey as it experiences healthy strength, pitch tubes, egg chambers, fungus rings, starving death, fire and charred remains. It is a memory of the forest itself expressed through the mark making of the vegetation. It is a metaphor for loss but also for enduring energy and presence.

VIEW VIDEO WALKTHROUGH OF INTALLATION

Other Series:
Saltus Illuminati
Saltus Series
Forest Sojourns

Forest Passages
Skyline Series
Aftermath
Passages
Grounded
Earthbound
Durrand Series
Regeneration
Mistaya Series
Spanish Series
Drawing
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© Arlene Wasylynchuk 2012