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Manufacturing Nature: “Trees by Man” by Michael Amery

August 25, 2016 by Mariabruna Fabrizi Leave a Comment

Michael Amery is an artist based in Cape Town, South Africa with a graphic design background. His series of drawings in charcoal and India ink called “Trees by man” explores the boundary between the natural world and man-shaping of the landscape. Pines and gum trees populate huge canvas; while at first they appear as a natural settings to the viewer’s eye, they soon reveal geometrical patterns imposed to the growth of the plants.
Amery plays with different codes, subtly quoting English landscape paintings or even Renaissance compositions. He emphasizes perspectives, organization in grids, rhythm, underlying the displacement between the depiction of a natural reality and the industrialization of nature itself.

 

 

 

Trees, by man - 1 India Ink on paper. 1000 x 700mm

Trees, by man – 1
India Ink on paper. 1000 x 700mm

 

 

Trees, by man - 2 India Ink on paper. 1000 x 700mm

Trees, by man – 2
India Ink on paper. 1000 x 700mm

 

 

Trees, by man - 5 India Ink & charcoal on paper. 420 x 295mm

Trees, by man – 5
India Ink & charcoal on paper. 420 x 295mm

 

 

Trees, by man - 6 India Ink & charcoal on paper. 420 x 295mm

Trees, by man – 6
India Ink & charcoal on paper. 420 x 295mm

 

 

Trees, by man - 7 India Ink & charcoal on paper. 420 x 295mm

Trees, by man – 7
India Ink & charcoal on paper. 420 x 295mm

 

 

Trees, by man - 8 Charcoal on paper. 1000 x 700mm

Trees, by man – 8
Charcoal on paper. 1000 x 700mm

 

 

Trees, by man - 9 India Ink & charcoal on paper. 700 x 550mm

Trees, by man – 9
India Ink & charcoal on paper. 700 x 550mm

 

 

Trees, by man - 10 India Ink & charcoal on paper. 1800 x 1250 mm

Trees, by man – 10
India Ink & charcoal on paper. 1800 x 1250 mm

 

 

Trees, by man - 11 India Ink & charcoal on paper. 1200 x 700mm

Trees, by man – 11
India Ink & charcoal on paper. 1200 x 700mm

 

 

Trees, by man - 12 India Ink & charcoal on paper. 1200 x 700mm

Trees, by man – 12
India Ink & charcoal on paper. 1200 x 700mm

 

 

Trees, by man - 13 India Ink & charcoal on paper. 700 x 550mm

Trees, by man – 13
India Ink & charcoal on paper. 700 x 550mm

 

 

Trees, by man - 14 India Ink & charcoal on paper. 1800 x 1250 mm

Trees, by man – 14
India Ink & charcoal on paper. 1800 x 1250 mm

 

 

Trees, by man - 15 Charcoal on paper. 1070 x 790mm

Trees, by man – 15
Charcoal on paper. 1070 x 790mm

 

 

Trees, by man - 16 India Ink on paper. 495 x 345mm

Trees, by man – 16
India Ink on paper. 495 x 345mm

 

 

Trees By Man - 17 (folded grid) Charcoal on paper. 1800 x 1250 mm

Trees By Man – 17 (folded grid)
Charcoal on paper. 1800 x 1250 mm

 

 

Trees By Man - 18 (folded grid) India Ink on paper. 1000 x 700 mm

Trees By Man – 18 (folded grid)
India Ink on paper. 1000 x 700 mm

 

 

Trees By Man - 19 (folded grid) India Ink on paper. 1000 x 700 mm

Trees By Man – 19 (folded grid)
India Ink on paper. 1000 x 700 mm

 

 

Trees By Man - 20 (folded grid) Charcoal on paper. 1800 x 1250 mm

Trees By Man – 20 (folded grid)
Charcoal on paper. 1800 x 1250 mm

 

 

Trees By Man - 21 (folded grid) India Ink on paper. 1000 x 700 mm

Trees By Man – 21 (folded grid)
India Ink on paper. 1000 x 700 mm

 

 

Trees By Man - 22 (folded grid) India Ink on paper. 1000 x 700 mm

Trees By Man – 22 (folded grid)
India Ink on paper. 1000 x 700 mm

 

 

Trees By Man - 23 India Ink on paper. 1070 x 790mm

Trees By Man – 23
India Ink on paper. 1070 x 790mm

 

 

Trees By Man - 24 India Ink on paper. 1070 x 790mm

Trees By Man – 24
India Ink on paper. 1070 x 790mm

 

 

Trees By Man - 25 India Ink on paper. 1070 x 790mm

Trees By Man – 25
India Ink on paper. 1070 x 790mm

 

 

Trees By Man - 26 India Ink on paper. 1070 x 790mm

Trees By Man – 26
India Ink on paper. 1070 x 790mm

 

 

Trees By Man - 27 India Ink on paper. 1070 x 790mm

Trees By Man – 27
India Ink on paper. 1070 x 790mm

 

 

Trees By Man - 28 India Ink on paper. 1070 x 790mm

Trees By Man – 28
India Ink on paper. 1070 x 790mm

 

 

Trees By Man - 29 India Ink on paper. 495 x 345mm

Trees By Man – 29
India Ink on paper. 495 x 345mm

 

 

Trees By Man - 30 India Ink on paper. 495 x 345mm

Trees By Man – 30
India Ink on paper. 495 x 345mm

 

 

Trees By Man - 31 India Ink on paper. 495 x 345mm

Trees By Man – 31
India Ink on paper. 495 x 345mm

 

 

Trees By Man - 32 India Ink on paper. 495 x 345mm

Trees By Man – 32
India Ink on paper. 495 x 345mm

 

 

Trees By Man - 33 India Ink on paper. 495 x 345mm

Trees By Man – 33
India Ink on paper. 495 x 345mm

 

 

Trees By Man - 34 India Ink on paper. 700 x 550mm

Trees By Man – 34
India Ink on paper. 700 x 550mm

 

 

Michael Amery - Trees-by-man-A

 

Michael Amery - Trees-by-man-B

 

All images © Michael Amery

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