

Mother 2 (study)
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DESCRIPTION
Watercolor and graphite on handmade paper | 2020
A continuation of her ongoing Sentinel Mothers series, these watercolor and graphite studies depict various fecund bodies amid an equally fertile landscape. Garber gives a nod to the history of the female form both in visual art and mythology, emphasizing its strength and power — particularly in its most primal state of childbearing.
DIMENSIONS
9.5 x 13.5 inches
FRAMED DIMENSIONS
Floated: 14 x 18 x 1.25 inches
AUTHENTICITY
Signed by the artist.
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Q. Where do you draw inspiration from?
A. The repeating patterns in both human experience and the natural world.
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Be it two or three dimensional, descriptive, implied or abstract, the use of form, line and shape go beyond mere geometry.
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Helen Rebekah Garber
Helen Rebekah Garber's figurative paintings and geometric drawings have been exhibited in museums and galleries across the U.S. and internationally, including Torrence Art Museum, Zona MACO (Mexico City), Santa Monica Museum of Art and the Laguna Art Museum. Her practice revolves around ideas of feminist ideology in relation to societal attitudes on nurturing, spirituality, science and medicine. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, New American Paintings, Vice Media and the LA Times.
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