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Warren NicholsStatementSince early 2007 I have been creating three discrete bodies of work,all inspired by a passage from Euripides: “Things without mark, not clearly visible, are brought to light by seers, observing fire, and reckoning from birds and the folds of entrails.” These works encourage contemplation about our common fate.Auguries is a series based on organic forms, suggesting entrails or other means of prophecy. They are all presented in black and white, just like your daily newspaper. The series includes 60 small works on paper and 16 larger works on a variety of media. Oracles is a series begun in mid 2008. A meditation on that which cannot be heard, the series begins to reintroduce color into my work. The dominant motif is a word balloon on a color field. Rapture, begun in early 2009, portrays articles of clothing, hanging or discarded, in saturated colors and evokes what we leave behind. This series consists of works in gouache and ink on rice paper.  |
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