We have the power to dominate the natural world or to nurture it; to exploit wildlife or to be in service to it. The choice is ours.’ – Richard Calver
Richard Calver’s ethos can be found in his reverence for the natural world. He believed ‘each leaf and branch uncoils and stretches out according to its own rhythm’, a conviction apparent in the path he made for himself as an artist.
This rhythm was the life force that forged his unique illustrative and expressive style. He was born in 1946 in Oxfordshire, England, and his appreciation for nature in all its forms was nurtured by his upbringing, going on to flourish in Canada. He was also a student of the renowned printmaker Sybil Andrews, also a British expat who resettled in British Columbia. (See previous Art Junkie posts on Andrews here.)
Dandelions Rejoicing, Linocut on paper, 1989, 18.5 x 13.5 in (47 x 34.3 cm)
This is a series called Art, Q.D. , short for “quaque die,” Latin for once a day.
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Gorgeous work. The thing is, those of us who want to nourish the earth and all living things, have to constantly fight those who want to kill and destroy everything. That’s the never ending war. Now we have to fight our insane government who wallows in destruction and death.
I truly understand that, feel for everyone fighting for it.
It’s absolutely insane. We are having the beginning of a civil war.
The title of the piece is so fitting. Love it.
I thought exactly the same, great title. Thanks for weighing in.
Great quote, and beautiful piece, even more impressive that it is a linocut, yet so painterly.
Yes, painterly, great observation. True. Thanks for that.