Sublime Nature

Latex, Spray Paint on Wood Panel 

Sublime Nature draws inspiration from the arctic landscape in which the novel’s opening and final battle take place. Shining and gorgeous, Renee deftly combines silver and turquoise to evoke a plane of ice. Yet the texture of the piece should remind us that such beautiful landscapes are often volatile and unpredictable. The paint stretches and erupts into cracks of white, indicating the danger of the environment. Victor thinks of nature as something to be claimed and controlled, but it is this sublime landscape that ultimately beats him.