LOUISE McNAUGHT 'Fire and Alchemy' + 'Honey Bee' Framed Skate Deck Collage

‘Fire & Alchemy' + 'Honey Bee' + 'Interference' (mini) + 'Bumble Bee’ by Louise McNaught, 2017-2018
Unique Custom Framed collage with Limited Edition skate deck, original artwork on spray can, mini-print and hand-drawn original sketch.
8 x 31 Inches (skateboard)
2.5 x 7.5 Inches (spray can)
5 x 5 Inches each (print/drawing)
46 x 24 x 3.5 Inches (framed)
Screen printed 7-ply Canadian Maple hardwood skate deck + hand-painted oil/acrylic on spray can + mini screen print + hand-drawn Bee sketch in pencil.
Skate deck: Limited Edition of 50 (#8/50)
Spray can: Original artwork (#1/1)
'Interference' mini-print: Open Edition.
'Bumble Bee': Original artwork (#1/1)
Hand-signed by the artist on original sketch in pencil.
Hand-signed and dated by the artist on spray can bottom.
*Note: Professionally custom framed in shadow-box presentation with acid-free suede matting, UV-plexiglass and black hardwood molding.

ARTIST BIO

Louise McNaught completed her Fine Art Degree BSc (Hons) in 2012 at the University of Greenwich, and she has continued to work as a professional artist ever since, with international representation....

Louise‘s creations feature nature, animals, and the celestial realm in glorious, blazing neon hues, where the animals are God-like, Sublime and ethereal in their luminescence. McNaught's work is motivated by emotive and spiritual experiences which has manifested in a mixed-media approach.

Her soft style suggests a delicate relationship between nature and ourselves, making a clear point about man's destruction of nature - which flutters jewel-like in the balance. When focusing on endangered species the imagery often takes on a duality of not only what is happening to the animal itself, but also reflects how we feel psychologically about the effect the human race is having on these species.

By subverting traditional representation she hints at darker consequences, yet paradoxically giving animals an elevated status. Her animals are a medium for self-expression, as lack of conext and background suspends the creatures in an internal or even numinous space, where they become a metaphor for the human condition and psyche.

Just as we use highlighters to mark areas of importance, McNaught is doing this with fluorescent media. By drawing the viewers attention to the animals presence and energy, McNaught is hoping to share with the viewer the awe that the natural world inspires within her.