In this in-depth conversation on painting and the family archive, artist Erin Raedeke shares about the act of creation as a means to record and commemorate the elusive and hidden parts of our existence. In the making of Mary Augusta, Erin dives into the deeper layers of mind and matter, creating a new surface for old memories to resurface, adding paint for layers for history to uncover, mixing colors for nuances to unfold. She strikingly uses long-lasting materials for an eternal version of a new narrative–a story of her own, empowering, genuine, and vibrantly alive.
Mary Augusta, 2021
Oil on board
10 x 8 inches / 25,4 x 20 cm
Red Bird, 2021
Oil on board
8 x 7 inches / 20,3 x 17,8 cm
