Artist Name: ROGER A CALLEN
Artwork Title: THE ART OF LIFE (AGING MEMORIES)
Medium: GRAPHITE AND COLOURED PENCIL, CHALK PASTEL
Size: 29 x 41cm
Price: $550
Artist Statement:
Decay is also a circle of renewal. History: Toy hippo from Kureelpa Falls debris, bolt from Yandina wooden rail bridge, Large White butterfly from my garden, limestone ventifact from Sultanate of Oman, piece of Yacca stem from Mt Barker SA, shackle from Kings Bluff Goldfield SA, small bolt from Yandina Rail Bridge. Centre- decaying lemon and beetle from my garden, cicada carapace and wing from Mt Coonowrin, all on plastic plate from home. Various aspects of decay are here: melting, chemical disintegration, mould, abrasion, rust, dehydration...