Artefacts of the Anthropocene, 2019, oil on canvas, 100cm x 75cm

 

The painting depicts common single use plastic items that we use with food. I introduced an element of the Baroque through the patterned wallpaper. It occurred to me that our flagrant consumption of single use plastic echoed the flamboyant excesses of the Baroque.

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The weathered and deteriorating wooden table stands in stark contrast to the shiny and permanent plastic which will last hundreds of years. I hope that these plastic artefacts will become extinct very soon and then we will only see them in old photos or movies, or artworks like this one!

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This painting was a finalist in the Blacktown City Art Prize 2019 and was acquired by the Blacktown City Council.