Niamh Cunningham's Painting: Banna Vortex


Niamh Cunningham's Painting: Banna Vortex 

艺术画《版纳林冠》：倪芙·瑞莲的《森林呼吸系列》作品赏析


《版纳林冠》是一幅充满动感与能量的作品，通过丙烯的笔触展现了大自然的旋转与生命的流动。画作的核心是一棵成熟的树，周围环绕着由动物与植物共同形成的离心力，逐渐演变成一个充满生命力的叶片漩涡。这种漩涡的形态象征着自然界中的动态平衡与无尽循环，呈现出森林内生物间紧密相连的生态关系。艺术家以独特的视角与表现手法，呈现了西双版纳热带雨林中的一种独特氛围与自然之美。


Banna Vortex refers to an immersive experience where the focal point is a mature tree, surrounded by centrifugal forces created by fauna, which gradually transform into a swirling vortex of leaves. This dynamic composition reflects the interconnectedness of the ecosystem, where every element is in constant motion and flux. The artist captures the essence of nature's energy and vitality, using vibrant colours (delete acrylics) to evoke a sense of continuous movement within the forest, illustrating the constant transformation of life and its forces. ’ Banna Vortex’ is part of the Forest Breath Series.


《版纳林冠》，100 x 120cm，布面丙烯，（爱尔兰）倪芙瑞莲，2021

Banna Vortex, 100x 120cm, acrylic on canvas, Niamh Cunningham, 2021



Niamh Cunningham is a visual artist working in Beijing for more than a decade. Her work is focused on ecological insights and linked to themes of collective transformation. She works mostly with paints, and employs mixed media and photographic processes in developing new techniques such as her “Sucrose Series”. She explores the space between the known and the unknown, of recognition and perception in her Portraits .  In November 2020 she began work on a pilot project Microbe Art with research scientists the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE)  .


Light and transparency are often signatures in her work.

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