By
Db Waterman
Piece description from the artist
How climate change contributes to drought: Warmer temperatures increase evaporation, reducing surface water and drying out soils and vegetation. As a result, periods with little precipitation are drier than in cooler conditions. Climate change is also changing the timing of water availability.
For this young girl, it might still be fun to play on dry patches of ground that resemble tiles. But what does the future hold for her? What impact will climate change have on her?
Acrylic on canvas
I assemble original photography, assorted papers, acrylics, oil, charcoal, ink, and pencil in my works. The variety of resources I am able to use has proved indispensable to me. The biggest challenge the collage medium posed was its unforgiving lack of transparency. Finding a way to replicate the effects of transparency afforded by paint, especially watercolors, was a large victory for me. The preparing labor shows through in my collages; layer upon layer of material remains visible in the finished pieces. I believe my body of work is characterized by my skill for reinvention. Having always loved the appearance of weathered walls plastered with peeling paint and old posters, I revive this aesthetic with hopefully a keen and professional eye. The creative objective of my work is to “make something beautiful out of dilapidation.” My tableaus explore the dissonance between old and new materials, intertwined in the most beautiful way possible to create dreamlike and melancholy images.
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