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About my work and Oneiric Animal series
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In this series of work I've altered the subject before me in a simple and whimsical way in order to capture something beyond the seen image. Work exhibited in the Gallery link are reflections of my travels and experiences during these past years: literal and abstract interpretations of various encounters.
Travels to places like Mexico, Peru, Indonesia, India, China and Africa have inspired me to paint images from these places as well as apply some of the graphic styles used in these countries. My trip to Namibia in 2000 was the main inspiration of using animals as a subject matter for a new series of work. Later, I rendered some older sketches done in Mexico and the Amazon. Here my fine art and design background merged together to create a series of batik-style watercolors called ‘Oneiric Animals’; 'oneiric', like an animal in a child's dream. The batik style of painting was chosen as an adaptive form of reproducing them on cloth (see Batik Shirt link). Below is a selection from the series to be represented on shirts, following are the first three productions.
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Flamingoes on Lagoon
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Nocturnal Rhino
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Giraffes eating Acacia
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A preview of designs for the next series of shirts:
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Croccodile in the Reeds
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Zebras in Savanna
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Maria Moscato © 2003