up in the vicious cycle of working for a living
that you forget to look. In her art, she uses
a beautiful combination of vibrant and pastel colors and natural forms juxtaposed with
linear perspectives. In this way, she addresses the delicate balance between nature and
culture. “Linear perspective is not something
that happens naturally,” she explains. Linear
perspective can only be found in landscapes
that contain something manmade, like roads
or buildings; it is created by urbanization.
organic forms. Her colorful “cairns” seem
impossibly held up when viewed straight on,
but Hargrove reveals her secret and allows the
viewer to see the backside of these sculptures,
which are propped up with simple supports.
Acting almost as parts of a set, the pieces within the series are arranged in such a way so that
“the pieces can have a conversation with each
other.”
they also carry heavy social meanings. These
constructed sculptures, similar to the ones created in Absentia, will be set in the most undesirable corners of the city. Like traditional Scottish cairns, these geometric stone mounds act
as miniature landmarks of displacement. With
this work, Hargrove hopes to bring some joy
to the individuals living on the streets downtown, while drawing attention to areas that
would normally go unseen.
Currently, Hargrove is working on pieces for
Art in Odd Places. The theme of this year’s Cairns frequently appear in Hargrove’s artHargrove’s series Absentia is a graphic exam- exhibition, which spans downtown Orlando, work—drawings, paintings, sculptures, and
ple of linear, geometric shapes combined with is “Play.” Her pieces are playful in nature, but photographs all feature these iconic Scottish
Facade 5, acrylic on panel
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