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Todd Monaghan
United States
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296 pieces
Artist highlights
- Established Artist
- International Exposure
- Works on commission
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Artwork details
- Medium : Pencil, Colored Pencil on Synthetic board , Wood
- Framing : Framed
- Dimensions : 19.5x48.3in
About this artwork
Northern Lights was created initially as a simple drawing on Masonite board, but evolved into an elaborate colored pencil piece. This piece takes the iconic Coca Cola logo and floats it in the Northern Lights above an animal the company has identified with over the years, the Polar Bear. The piece explores the iconic logo and man's exploitation of Mother Nature in even the most remote of places on the planet. There are traces of egg shells in…
this work, iconic to Monaghan's practice.
Todd Monaghan
United States
Credentials
- Established Artist
- International Exposure
- Works on commission
« My work is about finding what exists in the accidental or random, finding inspiration in the dance, and celebration of the practice. This is my making process. »
Todd Monaghan explores spontaneous intuition and the subconscious mind through 'flicking, spilling, dripping, and scraping' paint into multi-layered, textural, and immersive works. The American painter and sculptor's pieces are created through impulsive movements that welcome chance and experimentation. Monaghan does not paint using an easel, instead preferring to pin his canvases to the walls of his studio. He places them on the floor and back onto the walls, searching for new discoveries every time.
