Zaria Forman (previously here and here) creates incredibly realistic drawings of Antarctica’s icebergs, producing large pastel works that capture the sculptural beauty of the quickly shrinking forms. This past winter, the artist had the opportunity to be side-by-side with the the towering ice shelfs, observing their magnitude aboard the National Geographic Explorer during a four week art residency.
The residency gave her the opportunity to further embody the natural formations, providing a new perspective to create her large-scale drawings.
“Many of us are intellectually aware that climate change is our greatest global challenge, and yet the problem may feel abstract, the imperiled landscapes remote,” says Forman. “I hope my drawings make Antarctica’s fragility visceral to the viewer, emulating the overpowering experience of being beside a glacier.”
Forman has a solo exhibition of her work titled Antarctica opening at Winston Wchter gallery in Seattle on September 9 and running through November 4, 2017. You can watch a timelapse of Forman completing her drawing Whale Bay, Antarctica no.4 in the video below. (via Juxtapoz)
“Whale Bay, Antarctica no. 2,” Soft pastel on paper, 50″ x 75″, 2016
“Risting Glacier, South Georgia no. 1,” Soft pastel on paper, 84″ x 144″, 2016
“Lemaire Channel, Antarctica,” Soft pastel on paper, 44″ x 60″, 2015
