c a t h e r i n e c h a m b e r s
CURRENT WORK
oil on board, 25.5 x 35.5 x 4.75
oil on canvas, 31 x 35
oil on board, 25.5 x 35.5 x 4.75
CURRENT WORK
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THE EYES OF JAINISM
The insect icons are part of an ongoing series entitled The Eyes of Jainism, and are an exploration of the Jainist interpretation of ahimsa, a Sanskrit word for harmlessness or nonviolence.
The images of these insects serve as a symbol for all life -- and humanity -- that remain overlooked, discounted or crushed under the feet of ignorance, misunderstanding, carelessness -- or war -- without either the benefit of reflection, nor the grace of remorse.
Traditional icons venerate the highest among us; these small pieces ask us to consider the lowest among us – those upon whom the very web of life depends.
oil on wood, 4.5 x 5
oil on wood, 5.5 x 5.5
oil on wood, 5.5 x 11
oil on wood, 4.5 x 5
THE EYES OF JAINISM
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WORKS ON PAPER
pencil on paper, 8 x 8
pencil on paper, 8 x 8
pencil on paper, 3.5 x 9.75
pencil on paper, 8 x 8
WORKS ON PAPER
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Works in Private Collections
ARCHIVE
oil on wood
acrylic on canvas, 22 x 26
oil on wood
WORKS IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
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ON THE ARTIST
C a t h e r i n e C h a m b e r s
As with iconography, where the viewer is called to meditate, contemplate and reflect, I use the visual as a spiritual point of departure to both examine and question the constructs of culture and history, and how they inform our all too brief journey in this material world.
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Primarily a figurative oil painter, working with clay has become an opportunity to express more abstract ideas and images with a medium that is extremely direct, elemental and capricious.
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I have work included in collections in the United States and Belgium, am a self-taught artist, and currently work out of my studio in Southern California.
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On the Renunciation of the Material World (detail)
oil on wood, Private Collection
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