Painting

I planted a stony garden to defend the porch

The title of this painting is drawn from an untitled poem by the filmmaker Derek Jarman. It is included in his collection of diaries from 1989-1990 published under the name "Modern Nature." to whom it may concern in the dead stones of a... More

Painting

Magna Mater

The painting is based on the story of Cronus – referred to as Saturn in Roman myth – devouring his sons. This subject has been painted by Goya and Rubens, among others, but less frequently depicted is the story of Saturn’s wife, Rhea (referred to... More

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Omphali

The Omphalos is the stone that Rhea fed to Cronus in lieu of Zeus. More generally, it is a term to describe a rounded stone that represents the navel of the earth, which were deeply sacred objects in ancient Greece. The plural, ‘Omphali' are sacred... More

Painting

Surface Study 1

This is the first work in a series of small, detailed paintings of surfaces, which include stone, cement and lichen. Painted with care and employing traditional techniques, these objects are darkly luminous, mysterious and tactile. Despite their... More

Painting

Surface Study 2

This is the second work in a series of small, detailed paintings of surfaces, which include stone, cement and lichen. Painted with care and employing traditional techniques, these objects are darkly luminous, mysterious and tactile. Despite their... More

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Miranda Elliott

Drawing and Painting

“In my practice I engage with the ‘vital materiality’ of the inanimate world, and the porous intersection between living and non-living. In doing so I ask: “how do you find meaning in precariousness,...” [More]

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I planted a stony garden to defend the porch

The title of this painting is drawn from an untitled poem by the filmmaker Derek Jarman. It is included in his collection of diaries from 1989-1990 published under the name "Modern Nature." to whom it may concern in the dead stones of a... More

Magna Mater

The painting is based on the story of Cronus – referred to as Saturn in Roman myth – devouring his sons. This subject has been painted by Goya and Rubens, among others, but less frequently depicted is the story of Saturn’s wife, Rhea (referred to... More

Omphali

The Omphalos is the stone that Rhea fed to Cronus in lieu of Zeus. More generally, it is a term to describe a rounded stone that represents the navel of the earth, which were deeply sacred objects in ancient Greece. The plural, ‘Omphali' are sacred... More

Surface Study 1

This is the first work in a series of small, detailed paintings of surfaces, which include stone, cement and lichen. Painted with care and employing traditional techniques, these objects are darkly luminous, mysterious and tactile. Despite their... More

Surface Study 2

This is the second work in a series of small, detailed paintings of surfaces, which include stone, cement and lichen. Painted with care and employing traditional techniques, these objects are darkly luminous, mysterious and tactile. Despite their... More

Work by

Miranda Elliott

“In my practice I engage with the ‘vital materiality’ of the inanimate world, and the porous intersection between living and non-living. In doing so I ask: “how do you find meaning in precariousness,...” [More]