Gorgeous Paintings on Fallen Tree Logs Mirror Their Natural Origins. The skillful artist Alison Moritsugu captures the real essence of Mother Nature in her log paintings. These beautiful environmental pieces utilize trees as both the subject and the canvas. The fragmented nature of the trees lets the designer paint directly onto the rustic wood. At once her inspiring work is complete, and what results is a painting that explores the history of American landscapes.
Moritsugu lets viewers see what America was like when settlers first arrived and furthermore depicts the destructive effects of industrialization. Therefore, this sense of strained duality is one of the main stimulations behind the artist’s work.
She said that I normally like the juxtaposition and tension created by having an image of nature on a section or sample of real nature. However, it is the contrast that makes Moritsugu’s work a real essence, instigating viewers to reflect on how man has inclined nature and vice versa.
Moreover, it is also very imperative to notice that the artist gathers her canvases from trees that have naturally fallen after a storm or from human activities that cut them down and plan to chip them.
Moritsugu sporadically uses endangered species to make her work even more thought-provoking. Well, so to view the artist’s reflective work in person, you can visit New York’s Littlejohn Contemporary from November 12th to December 12th, 2015.
