Process – Site of production / means of production for the five swatch motif, covid shutdown series 2020
Means of production for ‘Five Swatch Motifs’
My contribution to the Covid-19 Shutdown Series, week 4.
Week 1, Chips Mackinolty, week 2 Toby Zoates, week 3, Wendy Murray, week 4 Toni Warburton.
Profits to Researchereye Wappayalawangka Professional Development Fund for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health researchers in Central Australia.
#solidarityincovidtimes #fundraiser
Day 1. Swatch motif one
ASCLEPIUS ( Heal Health Workers)
The son of Apollo, Asclepius the ancient Greek god of healing had five daughters, each one a goddess for an aspect of the healing process. To this day his staff, wreathed in a non-venomous snake,represents the healing aspects of the medical arts.
20cm x 20cm polychromepattern, water color on A3 paper
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Day 2. Swatch motif two
Isolation Indigo Toile
Artists,craftspeople, cooks,musicians,practice their workin lockdown.Some post on social media.NIRIN,the 22ndBiennale of Sydneyhas gone virtual.
Bat habitats are threatened by Anthropocene incursions such as urban sprawl, land clearing, mining, over collection of guano, cave destruction. Bats are often considered ‘keystone species’ essential to some desert and tropical ecosystems, playing key roles in pollination, seed dispersal and consumption of insects such as mosquitos. (Batcon.org)
20cm x 20cm, monochrome indigo pattern, water color on A3 paper
#contemporaryaustralianart #solidarityincovidtimes #toilefabric #decorativearts #indigo
#monochrome #lockdowntextiles #covidshutdownseries #extinctionrebellion
Day 3. Swatch motif three
Dissolve
20cm x 20cm, polychrome pattern, water color on A3 paper
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Day 4. Swatch motif four
Distanced Madder Toile
boundaries, spaces, tides, currents, islands, boats, vehicles, vignettes, keep social distance.
20cm x 20cm, monochrome rose madder pattern, water color on A3 paper
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Links & Downloads
Exhibition – The Covid Shutdown Series 2020, Online Only, Damien Minton Presents
Artist notes, Covid Shutdown Series 2020 – https://www.toniwarburton.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Artists-notes-TW-for-The-Covid-19-Shutdown-series.pdf
Damien Minton Presents – http://damienmintonpresents.com/#/the-covid-shutdown-series/