CLYDE RICHARD BRITTAIN HYBRID IV 2021 23 x 32cm (+ frame) Media: Reduction Woodcut (framed) https://clyderichardbrittain.com/ https://www.instagram.com/papirklipp/ ARTIST BIO
PROJECT STATEMENT Hybrid IV is a three-colour reduction woodcut printed on washi paper. It depicts an imaginary plant/mammal hybrid of a pumpkin possessing a human heart and speaks my interest in the ways in which the natural world is interconnected, sometimes in obscure or surprising ways.
I am an artist working and living in Vancouver, BC, on the unceded territories of the Squamish, Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh nations. I was born in the Northern part of what is currently called British Columbia and spent my teenage years on Vancouver Island. I hold a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Emily Carr University of Art + Design with a focus on print media, although I am also interested in collage, illustration, sculpture and sound. A primary focus of my practice is exploring the complex and often fraught relationship we, as a species, have with the Earth. I find inspiration in the shapes, textures and patterns that exist within nature. Drawing on these, I seek to imagine new narratives in which humans embrace our place as part of the natural world, just as the natural world is an integral part of ourselves. I utilise surreal and fantastical imagery to explore issues we must address collectively if we hope to survive. Organic forms merge, mutate, transform and evolve in my work, as I explore what it is to be human in the Anthropocene and what the world might look like if we were at peace with our environment.
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