Amy Waller

Artist:  Amy Waller

Artwork:  Empty Ruins

Year:  2014

Medium:  Collage and Acrylic

Provenience:  Artsist Collection

During a painting module we looked into a theme of cityscapes. As a group we took a walk through the city of Durban. I took many photos and notes for reference. Above is the artwork  Empty Ruins, it is my own interpretation of the city. The expierence of the walk influenced how I painted  this artwork, as it effected my mood towards my subject matter. In the middle of the artwork is a black and white photocopy of a photo I took on the walk. I then used mixed media of acrylic and paper to expand the cityscape. The photocopied image represents the present while the painted cityscape portrays what the city will look like in the future, a city in ruins.

Below is the original photo taken on my city walk.:

Amy Waller

Amy Waller– Artist Statement

 

Artist:  Amy Waller

Artwork:  Empty Ruins

Year:  2014

Medium:  Collage and Acrylic

Size:  Unknown

Provenience: Durban University of Technology;

                         City Campus, Kwa- Zulu Natal, SA

During a painting module we looked into a theme of cityscapes. As a group we took a walk through a part of Durban city. I took many photos for references as well as took notes on what I saw, heard, felt and smelt. All of these things influenced how I painted the city as it effected my mood towards my subject matter. Above is an artwork titled “Empty Ruins”, it is my own interpretation of Durban city. In the middle of the artwork is one of my photos I took in Durban, I then used a mixed media of acrylic and paper to expand it in my own interpretation. This artwork shows a bright city that looks far away. The foreground of the city is my interpretation of what it will look like in the future. Below is my photo reference:

Durban (Waller 2014)

References:

1.       Waller. A, 2014. Empty Ruins (painting). Durban University of Technology, City Campus

2.       Waller, A. 2014. Durban (photograph). Durban University of Technology, City Campus