mB Artist.09

Vadis Turner

Primrose Path Engulfed in Smoke   2011   (68in x 65in x 5in)    ribbon, clothing, antique quilts, vintage chenille and crochet bedspreads, mixed media

Turner's current work synthesizes her mixed media palette with her painting background. Ceremonial adornments are partnered with destructive agents to generate compositions that are in a similar state of transition. Satin ribbons and flowers are fixed in a stilled state decay inspired by stages of fire, mold or submergence. The union engages, consumes and repurposes the materials. The mixed media paintings capture the dark beauty of change and loss.