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From early on, Marta Abbott’s fascination with the natural world has largely informed her work in both subject matter and process. Working primarily on paper and canvas, Abbott’s materials include handmade natural inks, earth pigments, and oil paints, as well as other organic and non-traditional materials.
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BLOCK ISLAND SEAWEED
A series born from a collaboration between Marta Abbott and the Toronto Ink Company while the artist was in residence on Block Island, R.I.
VESSELS FOR LIGHT
A series inspired by the book ‘In Praise of Shadows’ by Junchiro Tanizaki, a text that discusses the importance of both light and shadow.
A BOOK OF NIGHT SKIES
This book of nocturnes, of little odes to the beauty of the many forms of celestial bodies and the spaces they inhabit.
Timescapes
Stories of time and place, and evidenced of the ongoing collaborations between man and nature that are happening all around us, all the time.
WITH SUCH PLEASURES AND PASSTIMES
This series was made during Italy’s 2020 lockdown as a way to raise funds for Intersos, a humanitarian aid organization.