The Old Grieving Fields, charcoal on paper, 60 x 70cm
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.
