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Sound of the Sea
‘‘Sound of the Sea,’’ Wendell Gladstone, 2009, acrylic on canvas, 8400 3 6000 , ª 2009 courtesy of Kravets Wehby Gallery and the artist.
One Earth
Visual Earth Sound of the Sea Wendell Gladstone
In ‘‘Sound of the Sea,’’ Wendell Gladstone references one of the defining environmental challenges of our era: the buildup of trash in our oceans. A staggering quantity of trash, much of it plastic, finds its way into our oceans, and its effect on wildlife has been devastating. Our infatuation with plastics is also very harmful to human health and the well-being of our communities. The Artist With an impressive array of rendering styles and surface textures, and a healthy dose of sleight of hand, Wendell Gladstone lures you into his mysterious dreamscapes. He invites you to join a program already in progress, where your eyes race to take in a drama that is unfolding in multiple dimensions. He tempts you to pull on loose threads that snake and weave through colorful figures, objects, landscapes, and abstract patterns, each painstakingly crafted in acrylic paint and gesso. These visual elements are complemented by his elusive stories, which, like his visual elements, often mutate within a painting and from one painting to the next. Gladstone’s stories and visual elements are a melting pot of invention and osmosis. His paintings evoke timeless fables or parables that have been infected by the impurities and detritus of modern life. Throughout Gladstone’s work, we are reminded of our increasingly strained relationship with the natural environment.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Artwork and text commissioned and curated by Art Works for Change. To learn more about this artist and his work, visit https://www.artworksforchange.org/portfolio/wendell-gladstone/.
One Earth 1, September 20, 2019 ª 2019 Published by Elsevier Inc. 115
One Earth
Visual Earth Sound of the Sea Wendell Gladstone
In ‘‘Sound of the Sea,’’ Wendell Gladstone references one of the defining environmental challenges of our era: the buildup of trash in our oceans. A staggering quantity of trash, much of it plastic, finds its way into our oceans, and its effect on wildlife has been devastating. Our infatuation with plastics is also very harmful to human health and the well-being of our communities. The Artist With an impressive array of rendering styles and surface textures, and a healthy dose of sleight of hand, Wendell Gladstone lures you into his mysterious dreamscapes. He invites you to join a program already in progress, where your eyes race to take in a drama that is unfolding in multiple dimensions. He tempts you to pull on loose threads that snake and weave through colorful figures, objects, landscapes, and abstract patterns, each painstakingly crafted in acrylic paint and gesso. These visual elements are complemented by his elusive stories, which, like his visual elements, often mutate within a painting and from one painting to the next. Gladstone’s stories and visual elements are a melting pot of invention and osmosis. His paintings evoke timeless fables or parables that have been infected by the impurities and detritus of modern life. Throughout Gladstone’s work, we are reminded of our increasingly strained relationship with the natural environment.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Artwork and text commissioned and curated by Art Works for Change. To learn more about this artist and his work, visit https://www.artworksforchange.org/portfolio/wendell-gladstone/.
One Earth 1, September 20, 2019 ª 2019 Published by Elsevier Inc. 115