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Drawing and Painting

Alex Power

Malachite Transformation

Painting
2025
acrylic and copper on wood panel
44x75"
A malachite growth pattern is transforming into other forms, making a fossilized pattern appear to be moving and living. This painting explores the idea of pattern formation and transformation within nature and within an individual. Malachite is a formation of weathered copper ore and can be further transformed into pigments for paint.

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Malachite Transformation
Malachite Transformation
Malachite Transformation
Malachite Transformation
Malachite Transformation
Malachite Transformation
Malachite Transformation
Malachite Transformation
Malachite Transformation
Malachite Transformation
Malachite Transformation
Malachite Transformation

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Alex Power

Drawing, Painting and Sculpture

“In this body of work, ridged, fossilized and ingrained archaeological and geological forms are explored in their relation to the water element to integrate their changing fluid nature into the...” [More]