Details

First Name

Mary

Last Name

Walters

Username

marywalters

Website

http://www.mary-walters.com

Region

Edinburgh & The Lothians

Disciplines

Printmaking, Installation, Drawing

Themes

Abstract, Environment

Statement

Statement

I find inspiration for my art in landscape. I enjoy the landscape of mountains, where geological time manifests itself through gigantic landforms; the landscape of the edge, where land meets water; and the landscape of memory, an intangible, elusive, yet powerful melting pot of images and ideas. I have recently been attracted to the landscapes of the icy north, and try to relate these experiences to climate change.

It is the impermanence of these landscapes which is of paramount interest – rocks which seem solid are constantly engaged in a process of reformation. The relatively insignificant human marks – the rust, the cracks, the scratched graffiti, the distressed surfaces and the torn edges – also contribute to the layered interplay and re-invention. This is the natural cycle of growth, decay and re-birth.

Biography

Biography

Having spend most of my career in education and in community arts, I now, in ‘retirement’ am practising as an independent visual artist in my own right.  I work mainly in print and mixed media, with my  key inspiration coming from wild landscapes – their geology and geomorphology – a result of my early study of these subjects. I try to let the ideas I want to express define the medium in which I work as an artist. I graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 2013, and have recently been accepted as a professional member of the Scottish Society of Artists.