Scent of Spring - magnolia (Wallpaper type)

- Scent of Spring - Pink Magnolia 2008, Comment Art Gallery in London

'00 Nature II 15 May '08-14 Jun '08 , Contemporary Art Projects

A survey of "Nature" in the Art of the Twenty First Century. What is nature in the twenty first century? Since the advent of genetic modification we are now able to alter life at its most basic level. As advances are made in science and technology our sphere of control continues to grow. We clear paths through nature, pushing aside the inconvenience of the accidental in order to install the desirable. Does this mean science has given us the ability to control nature? Or is nature, by definition, something that cannot be controlled? Perhaps nature in the opening years of the 21st Century is not a phenomenon that we can directly refer to. Maybe nature exists as a concept defined solely by the sky, the trees and the flowers; as an idyllic haven irrespective of whether or not it has a human signature. We can talk about getting back to nature, a phrase that imbues nature with a peaceful simplicity that acts as a foil to the apparent chaos of modern life. Is this how we now think about nature? Contemporary Art Projects » 20 Rivington St London EC2A 3DU www.commentart.com/gallery/Contemporary_Art_Projects