Piece description from the artist
This painting was professionally framed for a show at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, California. The theme of the show was luck and so I drew on a popular saying in my native country of South Africa for inspiration for my contribution to the show.
When a person shares a tale of good fortune, the recipient of the news will often exclaim "oh, you lucky fish!" and I wanted to explore that phrase in a humorous manner. I drew the Pelican with a beak full of decidedly unlucky fishes and then added a jaunty yellow paper crown of the variety one might find in a Christmas cracker / popper.
There are a handful of pelicans who live at my local lagoon and I love watching them swoop down, unexpectedly gracefully considering their size and extraordinary shape.
This painting features a white pelican with a beak that is delicately painted in the colors of sunrise – a soft orange, blushing into pale pink as it moves nearer to the wiggling green, blue and white fish. The bright, unnatural yellow of the crown rests against a watery wash of green and blue ink in the colors of the Colorado Lagoon.
It is framed in a thin black gallery style frame with lightweight plexi-glass as required by the museum, the back is completely sealed and features little bumpers to protect the wall surface and hang perfectly straight.
Agnes Meintjes, also known as Lara, is a South African and American artist, illustrator, and student happily living in Williamstown, Massachusetts. She is particularly interested in anthropomorphism and the colonizing properties of ink. Lara is fascinated by the dividing line between fact and fantasy, and the lingering imprint of childhood on our adult lives. She likes to play in the negative space between objects. Her work has appeared in books and magazines and has been shown in diverse venues all over the world ranging from an exhibition of T-shirts in Hong Kong, through group shows at private galleries in South Africa, to original paintings at museums in California. Her work has been featured in collaborations with many exciting organizations including Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters, the Gap and others.
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