Big Blue Melt 14
US$ 9,000
Overview
2023
Pigment, Pigment, Color Pencil and Ice on Mylar
Unique Work
Dimensions: 132cm (H) x 182.3cm (W) / 52" (H) x 71.8" (W)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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About the art
Artist statement
Big Blue Melt are works that have been created with pigment pencils and ice. Peerna starts the drawings by first marking vertical pigment lines onto plastic paper. She then methodically applies water or ice, causing the lines on the surface to melt and drip. The drawing only stops making itself when the water has dried. The resulting drip marks on the works capture the moment when solid turns into liquid, drawing a visual parallel to the moment when ice melts into water. This series becomes a visual response to the rapid glacier melt around the earth due to the warming climate.
Artist profile
Jaanika Peerna
Born: 1971
Hometown: Estonia
Based in: New York
Jaanika Peerna is an Estonian-born artist whose work encompasses drawing, video, installations and performances. She creates abstract drawings on thin plastic paper through intuitive physical movements inspired by, and reminiscent of dance.
In Peerna's studio work, she uses the physical movements of her body to simulate natural forces such as falling …
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