Plants and Planets

PrizeHonorable Mention in Painting
CompanyStudio Elly Prestegard
ArtistElly Prestegard
CategoryProfessional
CreditElly Prestegard
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I am inspired by nature, accepting that we are all part of the big picture, subject to the same rules, from sprout to withering. This also influences my work process, building up, breaking down, working with printmaking on papers made from old prints, bringing up a dialogue with reminiscences, partly invisible, from my past. Or as in my collages, the rich material from prints is the backdrop for new images. I approach pulp paintings in the same manner, breaking down fibres to pulp, mixing in traces. All of it connected under the same umbrella "Plants and Planets".

Bio
I have trust in the power of the visual language, and I am always searching for new questions to take me out of my comfort zone, exploring new possibilities. Even though I like to work in different techniques and in different expressions, switching between drawing and painting, printmaking and photography, my platform is in printmaking. Nothing can compare to printmaking when it comes to experimental work – for me!