Christina Pettersson b. 1976
The Birdcatchers (Terns), 2020
Graphite and conte on vintage paper, vintage frame
The Birdcatchers (Terns) references an 18th century Francois Boucher painting of fashionable couples catching birds. The drawing acts as a reckoning, as the aristocratic lovers are now forced to confront...
The Birdcatchers (Terns) references an 18th century Francois Boucher painting of fashionable couples catching birds. The drawing acts as a reckoning, as the aristocratic lovers are now forced to confront a phalanx of Florida wood storks above them. One of a series of vengeance drawings reconfiguring classic pastoral art imagery from the perspective of nature betrayed and seeking revenge.