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Heather HartmanCREEPING AND CLIMBING - Blue, Navy, Painting of Light, Nature, Kudzu Vines2021
2021
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CREEPING AND CLIMBING by Heather Hartman was created for her exhibit, "Kudzu Season." This painting is a rendering of Kudzu vines on a blue atmospheric background. Multiple "sun spots" have been painted in by Hartman to give the painting an ethereal quality. A halo of light arches over the top half of the painting, circling a bright center of light spots, which creates a receding tunnel illusion. Kudzu vines with burgeoning leaves creep from the lower left-hand corner of the canvas to the right-hand center. Hues of peach and yellow can be found within the sunlight renderings.
The kudzu plant is both a visual and conceptual touchpoint, signifying the historical complexity and seasonal cycles of the American South. Originally introduced to provide shade in the home garden, Kudzu was later promoted as a cure for farmland ravaged by tobacco and cotton monoculture. Its invasive nature was not truly understood until it was too late. The roots grew deeper. The wounded land, bandaged in a green blanket, did not heal.
Yet kudzu persists. An undeniable part of the Southern landscape, it has been used as food, as medicine, a way to build homes, and a means of creating sustainable fuel. The question of Kudzu is still incomplete. Understanding its visual presence in Hartman’s surroundings offered a new way to grapple with other incomplete questions of ecology and mutability.
- Creator:Heather Hartman (1983, American)
- Creation Year:2021
- Dimensions:Height: 30 in (76.2 cm)Width: 25 in (63.5 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Signal Mountain, TN
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU98517915142
Heather Hartman
Heather Hartman was born in Los Angeles, California. In December of 1989 her family moved to Tennessee, and Hartman was deeply impacted by the atmosphere, weather, and constantly changing skies in her new home. She attended Auburn University and received her Bachelor of Fine Art in 2005. She earned a Master of Fine Art with a concentration in Painting and Drawing at the University of Tennessee in 2009. Her work has been included in New American Paintings Juried Exhibition in Print, the 28th Annual McNeese Works on Paper National Exhibition, where she received a Juror’s Mention Award, as well as many other national juried exhibitions. Her work has appeared in publications including Burnaway Magazine, ArtNet, and Nashville Arts Magazine. She has paintings in Fidelity Corporate Art Collection, the collection of 21c Museum Hotels and the collection of Auburn University. Hartman lives and works in Knoxville, Tennessee where she is an Assistant Professor of Art at Carson-Newman University.
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