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Orbis Erythromite
2009
30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.88 cm)
Kristen Stolle (Newton, Massachusetts, 1967 - ) Primary
Indestructible Wonder, April 18, 2016 - January 29, 2017, Second Floor, Central and North Galleries, San José Museum of Art.
Indestructible Wonder (2016-2017)
Kirsten Stolle examines the overuse of chemical fertilizers on our food supply and ponders the effects of climate change on the environment. As part of her “Global Flora Discovery Project,” Stolle created a futuristic compendium of plant species from the years 2050 until 2150 that either went extinct or mutated into other forms. She recorded her “findings” in playful mixed-media abstractions meant to resemble oversized botanical illustrations found in scientific journals.
In one such specimen, Orbis Erythromite, Stolle showed the plant as if suspended in mid-air: the bulbous, red bloom expands within its protective exoskeleton while a spindly appendage floats toward an unidentifiable object. Viewers are left to question the plant’s purpose, the habitat in which it thrives, and their own vision for the future of our planet.
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Orbis Erythromite
Mixed Media (2D)
200930 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.88 cm)
Kristen Stolle (Newton, Massachusetts, 1967 - ) Primary
Object Type: Mixed Media (2D)
Medium and Support: Oil, acrylic, graphite, and wax on ragboard
Credit Line: Museum purchase with funds contributed by William and Barbara Hyland
Accession Number: 2010.03.02
Exhibition
Indestructible Wonder, April 18, 2016 - January 29, 2017, Second Floor, Central and North Galleries, San José Museum of Art.
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Indestructible Wonder (2016-2017)
Kirsten Stolle examines the overuse of chemical fertilizers on our food supply and ponders the effects of climate change on the environment. As part of her “Global Flora Discovery Project,” Stolle created a futuristic compendium of plant species from the years 2050 until 2150 that either went extinct or mutated into other forms. She recorded her “findings” in playful mixed-media abstractions meant to resemble oversized botanical illustrations found in scientific journals.
In one such specimen, Orbis Erythromite, Stolle showed the plant as if suspended in mid-air: the bulbous, red bloom expands within its protective exoskeleton while a spindly appendage floats toward an unidentifiable object. Viewers are left to question the plant’s purpose, the habitat in which it thrives, and their own vision for the future of our planet.
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