Art Galleries

Nell Tremagne | “the strength of life is unkown”

This media file is attached to: Drawing

Two objects in negative space– a Buddhist prayer wheel and prayer bead necklace, on black paper, surrounded by a mass of white stippling; and two smaller clouds, containing Tibetan script, saying “the strength of life is unknown.”

Nell Tremagne, "the strength of life is unkown," Winter 2022, gel ink on black kraft paper, 14 x 11"

View full size

This was my submission for week 1, still life: negative space– it depicts two Buddhist icons: a prayer wheel and a necklace of prayer beads– 108 skulls carved from bones. The original idea behind the piece was to represent the sound of the prayer wheel visually– as such, the stippling around each icon loosely resembles the peaks in an audio wave. This piece was originally intended to be about sound as negative/positive space, but it came to be more about doubt and faith– specifically doubt in religion, and faith in oneself.

" Two panels-- one (left) on white paper, dimly lit, showing a standing figure made of irregular, continuous, dark lines, and the words “vodka soda please?-- the other (right) on black paper, showing a kneeling figure made of similar continuous light-toned lines, and the words “someone’s hands… why these hands? sorry… I’m sorry… not ready… yet…” "

Nell Tremagne | “a plea (to the god of putting out fires) and; a plea (to the god of false starts)”

A series of interconnected lines, forming disjointed squares and boxes, which contain the words “it dreamed” repeated several times. Under this, the words “of shelter…” are written once.

Nell Tremagne | “shelter as rhythm”