Hanna Hannah: Frames of War

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Frames of War is an exhibition of new paintings by Santa Cruz-based artist Hanna Hannah that exposes a stark confrontation of terror and beauty. Hannah creates her works using fine brushes, casein paint and mixed media on paper. The exhibition includes fifteen floor-length panels resembling wallpaper as well as a series of formally framed paintings.

Through these works, Hannah continues her exploration of embedding images of war and destruction into highly decorative motifs by creating a startling mash-up of floral patterns and idyllic landscapes with meticulously rendered scenes of war and aftermath sourced from the media. The result is a jarring experience as the viewer is seduced by the beauty of the steady, meditative ornamental patterns and then boldly confronted by scenes of human suffering and despair cradled in the center of each painted panel. In describing the ongoing narrative in her work Hannah explains that, “The scenes of aftermath, destruction and suffering [of war] that have made their way into the heart of my work are ones that come to us all through the ever-sharper technological acuities of the mass media. These images proliferate to such an extent that, like the air we breathe, they are never not there for me.” The works on view in Frames of War were created over a three year-period beginning in 2008.

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