Adrift, 13 x 19
What Remains 19 x 13 inches
Martha Wakefield
MARTHA WAKEFIELD
Belmont, MASSACHUSETTS, USA
The slip is a recurring theme in my work embodying grief and loss. We still feel the aftereffects of lost pandemic years, lockdowns, and fear of the unknown. This body of work seeks to capture that sense of unease. The vibrancy of the red slip echoes a former world. Its scantiness reveals the current fragility of our existence. The rules of living are forever changed. How can nature offer respite, when the seas are turbulent, and the forests are on fire? We venture out seeking solace but remain guarded expecting the wolf to emerge from the foreboding woods.
I use the camera to weave these stories of darkness and simultaneous beauty in our surreal world. This slip reveals the drama unfolding each day as one experiences the increasing ubiquity of death. These are stories of our new broken reality.
An award-winning painter and photographer, Martha Wakefield has exhibited her work in over 75 exhibits across the country including the Fitchburg Art Museum, Wheaton College, Lasell University, and the Griffin Museum of Photography. Artist’s residencies include Weir Farm National Historic Site, Vermont Studio Center and Orquevaux, France. Wakefield’s work has been featured in several publications including Artscope and Watercolor Artists magazine. Her paintings are in numerous corporate and private collections internationally. She is represented by Powers Gallery of Acton, MA.