“My work is inspired by the natural world – its beauty and its
cruelty, its hostility and its hospitality, its paradoxes and its
contrasts. When looking at nature, one can’t help but see its
destruction at the hands of humans. Our planet’s ecological
balance has been severely compromised, and phenomena
such as global warming and the deterioration of the ozone
layer affect every inch of the planet. I feel strongly that each
of us must use the tools at our disposal to preserve and restore
the natural world. As an artist, I employ visual language
to address these issues with the goal of awakening interest
and inspiring my audience to action. I also work with groups
such as the Irish Peatland Conservation Council and biologists,
to learn more about each series’ subject in order to
better understand and communicate its essence. Art has the
power to make one see things in a new light. It allows us to
develop a love for places and things that we would otherwise
not have noticed, or thought of as ugly or boring. It helps us
discover the beauty of the ocean floor, the dirt that is bog,
the bark of a tree.
Rather than re-creating a landscape on a canvas, I aim to express
its essence. Each multi-layered rendering shares details
with the other works in the series. Ultimately, each piece captures
some fragment of the landscape’s power until the larger
body of work coalesces to express its deepest essence.”
Anne Stahl has studied at the Photography Foundation, Scotland,
and received an Irish National Diploma in fine art, painting,
and printmaking from Dun Laoghaire College of Art and
Design. She has also taken a printmaking workshop in Dublin,
Ireland, and an etching course in San Luis Obispo, California.
The recipient of several awards and commissions, she has
participated in shows in the United States, Ireland, and Australia.
Stahl’s work can be found in several private and public
collections.
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