rebecca dagnall

there is unrest in the forest, there is trouble in the trees

9 march - 7 april 2012

There is unrest in the forest, there is trouble in the trees is an exploration of the iconography of evil and the sublime in the suburban cultural realm.

With the intention to create a ‘suburban aesthetic’ this work draws together elements of traditional landscape, fantasy poster art and the dark imagery of heavy metal culture.

The images depict the elements of suburban cultural iconography that have become cliché and brings them into an almost uncomfortable realm of high art. The portrait like skulls and creatures that emerge from the landscape itself, echo the haunts of gothic landscape and seduce the audience into a dark and uneasy yet beautifully inviting space.

Rebecca Dagnall, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

there is unrest in the forest, there is trouble in the trees #9 edition 1/10 archival pigment print 95 x 173cm 2010-11 $2,800 / $2,500 unframed

there is unrest in the forest, there is trouble in the trees #1 edition 1/10 archival pigment print 100 x 80cm + 100 x 138cm 2010-11 $2,500 framed / $2,200 unframed

there is unrest in the forest, there is trouble in the trees #2 edition 1/10 archival pigment print 95 x 63 + 80 x 123cm 2010-11 $2,100 framed / $1,800 unframed

there is unrest in the forest, there is trouble in the trees #5 edition 1/10 archival pigment print 62 x 180cm 2010-11 $2,000 framed / $1,800 unframed

there is unrest in the forest, there is trouble in the trees #3 edition 1/10 archival pigment print 95 x 63 + 80 x 120cm 2010-11 $2,300 framed / $2,000 unframed

there is unrest in the forest, there is trouble in the trees #4 edition 1/10 archival pigment print 95 x 63 + 80 x 120cm 2010-11 $2,300 framed / $2,000 unframed

there is unrest in the forest, there is trouble in the trees #6 edition 1/10 archival pigment print 81 x 160cm 2010-11 $2,700 framed / $2,400 unframed

there is unrest in the forest, there is trouble in the trees #7 edition 1/10 archival pigment print 100 x 66cm + 90 x 135cm 2010-11 $2,400 framed / $2,100 unframed

there is unrest in the forest, there is trouble in the trees #10 edition 1/10 archival pigment print 100 x 256cm 2010-11 $3,600 framed / $3,000 unframed

there is unrest in the forest, there is trouble in the trees #8 edition 1/10 archival pigment print 100 x 66cm 2010-11 $1,650 framed / $1,500 unframed sold 1/10