In this new collection of his distinctive charcoal compositions Wann presents scenes in which terrain and skies are imbued with a sense of foreboding and vulnerability. The Old Grieving Fields is a lament to a landscape in distress.
Through an emotive resonance of light and shade, the mostly unpopulated rural settings in Wann’s compositions are charged with unease and a disquiet of perspective. Smoke rises from distant fields; helicopters hover and night skies are lit by mysterious activity. Wann’s landscapes and patchwork aerial views, heavy with weather, speak of memory and place and of the mapping of terrain.
To view the Online Viewing Room for this exhibition please click here: https://www.solomonfineart.ie/viewing-room/71-michael-wann-the-old-grieving-fields/
