5.03.2009

Mad World



Amy Ross is a Boston based artist who wanted to know what would happen if a mushroom and woodpecker swapped DNA. Funny, I've also wondered the same thing and it turns out in Amy's world the result is a pretty little drawing. She considers herself a bit of a "mad scientist" creating hybrid creatures in graphite, ink and watercolour on paper which subvert traditional botanical illustrations. They're cute at first, but have a serious undercurrent about manipulating the natural world. Soft on the outside. Hard in the inside. 

Amy is showing at a group exhibition until May 10th at Swarm Gallery in Oakland California... just in case anyone is in the area.

2 comments:

Denise said...

Hi Reanna, thanks for stopping by The Swelle Life! You have a great blog, such wonderful artists. I'll be checking back...x

Reanna said...

Thank you so much Denise! The Swell Life is one of my favorites...

:)