Hot Water, 2009 by Carrie Marill
Jen Bekman Gallery artist, Carrie Marill, will open a solo show of new work this Thursday at Seattle's Howard House Gallery. The exhibition, Visual Aides, recontextualizes educational images found at a Parisian flea market. Of the work, Marill writes:
Originally these visual aides were didactic drawings used in classrooms in the late 1950’s to illustrate for children different aspects of the world (farming, industry, water tables the seashore, etc). I scanned, archived and reproduced these images on watercolor paper and updated them with specific current events which relate to the state of our environment and how humans anthropomorphize the planet. The chosen events were applied to the drawings in a similar style as the originals so the completed image becomes a “Where’s Waldo” of what’s evolved and devolved environmentally and socially since the 1950’s. Collectively the works introduce contemporary issues and ideals into a 1950’s world view creating a sometimes satirical, but persistently critical look into to our collective past and future.
Visual Aides
Howard House | 604 Second Ave | Seattle, WA
Opening reception: August 6th from 6-8pm
August 6th-29th
View more of Marill's work on her site, and on her gallery page. You can also purchase her work from 20x200 here.
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