Burst of Blessings, Ghana, Africa

Name: Burst of Blessings, Ghana, Africa
Brand: Alex Landon Richardson
Price: 200.0 USD
Availability: InStock

$200.00 USD

Artist: Alex Landon Richardson
Certification of Authenticity: Apricus Art Collection
Signature:Signed by Artist

16 x 24":

200

30 x 45.5:

400

40 x 60.5:

600

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Description

Reproduction of an oil painting created by Alex Landon Richardson in 2020. This painting was part of a series called Global Ocean Series, which depicted one shoreline from every world continent during the Covid-19 pandemic shutdowns. 50% of proceeds went to families in need during that time. While creating the series, the artist researched each continent to learn more about them, bringing a sense of connectedness to the world around her. The focus on the global body of water was a way of seeing the world as brought together by one great ocean which kisses every shoreline of every body of land.

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Artist Biography

Alex Landon Richardson was born in Vancouver in 1986. She obtained an MFA from Goldsmiths, University of London in 2013 and an HBA from Western University in London, Ontario in 2008. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, and is held in private collections in Europe, North America and South Africa. She was Artist in Residence for the Open Sky Artist Residency in Tumbler Ridge, BC in 2022. She also participated in the Life Collection Artist Exchange program in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2014 and the Joya: arte + ecologia / AiR residency in Spain in 2013. She contributed towards a mural project for the Redbull Amphiko Festival in Soweto, Johannesburg in 2014. Richardson taught Fine Art for four years at Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario while she was Director/Curator at the WKP Kennedy Gallery. She now lives and works in the Peace Region of British Columbia, Canada.

Artist Statement

My work explores the conceptual and literal landscapes of leisure and the outdoors. The ways in which we inhabit outdoor space for leisure intrigue me and feel rich with complexities. The aesthetic experience of existing temporarily amongst such vast and vivid beauty offers a sensory encounter for the eyes, and a flat backdrop for photographs and videos which we habitually capture, often with ourselves posing as the subject. This aestheticizing of the landscape perhaps reduces it to an object to be seen or posed with. Yet, there are visceral experiences in the outdoors which are just as present and sought after as the aesthetic – the sound of the breeze, the feeling of snow, the breaths of fresh air, etc... as well as the potential dangers of inhabiting outdoor space. This dual
experience of the aesthetic and the visceral interests me. It also leads me to ask questions as to what it is that we are seeking when we go outdoors for leisure. What needs or desires does this fulfill? How does it contribute to connectedness
with ourselves, each other and the greater ecosystem? Is there a transcendental aspect to being outdoors? What are the consequences of outdoor leisure on our communities and the ecosystem that we live in?

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