Of Rocks and Colors - B
About this artwork
Artist Marie-Eve Champagne paints a gold ore on a pale teal background. The subject opposes the contrasting hue, putting each aspect on display. This series takes root in a profound love of minerals and their relationship to pigments, colors, and ultimately, painting. After all, once transformed into a paste, arenÕt colors just a bunch of crushed rocks on a surface? suggests Marie-Eve. She bases the piece on a photo of a gold nugget replica from the London NHM.