Caitlin Tupper

Detonation

Inspired by: Evelyn Rydz, Gulf Pile Harvey Sadow, Fire and Flood/Sacred Sites John Willis, Recycled Realities 1

acrylic on canvas, collaged plastic waste (bottle caps, bottles, styrofoam, cup carriers, straws, plastic bags), newsprint

24” x 36”

2023

‘Detonation’ is a mixed media collage using a combination of texture and expressive colors to convey the inevitable chaos that would result from the negative feedback loop of the climate crisis going unchecked. Inspired by Evelyn Rydz’s – Gulf Pile using a variety of plastic, man-made, waste (bottles, straws, bags, can carriers etc.) to bring depth and impact to the crown of the mushroom cloud which is the central focus of the piece. Drawing the color palette from Fire and Flood by Harvey Sadow to set the stage of a planet, plagued by natural disaster. The abstracted forms in the landscape are in homage John Willis’ Recycled Realities #1). The distressed newsprint contains the remnants of climate research, symbolizing the positive force of man which in this instance has become distressed and hard to discern. The newsprint forms carry a message that appears to have gone unheard until much too late.

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Caitlin Tupper

Skewed

Acrylic and Wax

12″ x 12″

2023

My Anaglyph painting will give you a 3D experience with Color perception creating a relaxing mediational state if mind for all ages! It’s achieved by means of encoding each eyes image using filters of different colors. Anachrome glasses contain two different filtered colored images one for each eye when viewed you will see the fireflies flight in the day and night.

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