RUTH MARTEN
Ruth Marten draws on antique etchings. Literally. The etchings, often of scientific subjects, are likely to be of dubious accuracy. Marten's masterful interventions further propel the imagery toward the fantastic, though where one leaves off and the other begins is not easy to discern. Like a child's game of "telephone," or the Surrealists' "exquisite corpse," the process yields delightful perversity.
Flying Birds, 2011
Caged Birds, 2010
Ornithologie, 2010
Brave Birds, 2011
The Heist, 2010
Twins, 2009
Richard Kilburne's Headache, 2009
Native Girl, 2007
Las Recesionistas, Shoes, 2008
