Nature-Based Art Can Provide Healing
Nature can provide a special link to healing. Read about how I incorporate healing into my artworks here.
Corporate, Healthcare, Hospitality Collections - part 1
See select corporate, healthcare & hospitality collections of Artwork by Natasha Bacca here. *Including NASA; Kaiser Permanente; The Arthur PDX; Conrad Hilton; Arizona State University; Silvan Ridge Winery; A Cascade View Bed & Breakfast; and more.
Memento Mori on Exhibit at Blackfish Gallery
Memento Mori reminds viewers that "life is meaningful, temporary, and sacred." Now on exhibit at Blackfish Gallery. See more here.
Artwork by Natasha Bacca in Photography Viewing Drawers at Blue Sky Gallery
I am very honored to once again have been juried into the Photography Viewing Drawers at Blue Sky Gallery! See the 10 pieces I'll have on exhibit here.
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Memento Mori
2012 unique chromogenic photogram 90" x 90" (3 30" x 90" panels) Earlier this week Memento Mori was installed in The Fishbowl Window of Blackfish Gallery located at 420 NW 9th Avenue in Portland, OR. Blackfish Gallery offers one window space per month to artists who are seeking a venue in which to exhibit installation works, and Memento Mori is the guest piece this April. Memento Mori will be on display until April 30, 2015. Opening reception on April 2nd at 6:00 PM during 1st Thursday. I also have artwork on display during 1st Thursday at Blue Sky Gallery. See more here. About Memento Mori: Memento Mori is a Latin phrase that translates to "Remember your mortality." It is an artistic theme dating back to antiquity, and it refers to a genre of artworks that vary widely but which share a common purpose: to alter people to their ephemerality. More than a work of art, Memento Mori acts as a catalyst for the human imagination to engage with questions surrounding the nature of life and death. It acts upon the mortal constraints of all people, and the finite, fragile boundaries of the human body. Using the symbolism of nature, I created a triptych of a tree which illustrates new growth in the first panel, extends into full bloom in the second panel, and concludes with a third panel of dead branches and fallen leaves. The tree exhibits a transitory beauty, an ephemeral symbol of mortality that engages the Earth as a living medium, and illustrates the passage of time. The tree image is a living Memento Mori. Its purpose is to remind the viewer that death is an unavoidable part of life, something to be prepared for at all times. But the image of the tree also reminds us of something startling and important: life is meaningful, temporary, and sacred. You can read more about Memento Mori on a previous blog post here. Purchase a print of Memento Mori here.
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Creating camera-less art in a darkroom I revisit the wonder of photography's invention and process. Merging current technologies with deep-rooted photographic practices, I use light emitting devices to brush color into form across light-sensitive paper. A unique approach to the production of photographic art, I do not document an existing image but rather, like a painter, generate an original one. Manipulating color, intensity and direction of light, I literally paint with light. No enlarger, camera or computer is used in the creating of my art making each piece produced a unique work.
In line with my one of a kind artwork I choose nature as an analogous subject. With no two flowers ever being exactly alike I bring to light the intricate textures and details through careful arrangement and layering. I deepen the notion of exceptional nature as a mirror of exceptional human nature; providing a catalyst for the human imagination to engage with questions surrounding the nature of life and death, on the mortal constraints of all people, and the finite boundaries of the human body.
Flowers exhibit a transitory beauty, an ephemeral symbol of mortality that illustrates the passage of time. With buds reaching to the sky, roots plunging deep in the earth, and a stem planted firmly in between, flowers dwell in three worlds and offers a link between heaven, earth and underworld. Flowers take on the appearance of death in the winter, only to sprout anew with the return of spring. In this way, flowers are a powerful symbol of resurrection. Revealing the death-rebirth mystery, flowers serve to illuminate the human life cycle.
I invite viewers to contemplate the fragility of existence and the prospect of the afterlife from multiple points of view; reminding viewers that death is an unavoidable part of life, something to be prepared for at all times. But also reminding viewers of something startling and important: life is meaningful, temporary, and sacred.
If you have questions or comments I would love to hear them.
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- Healing Environments
- Spirituality, Health, and Healing
- Meditation
- Food, Nutrition, and Health
- When faced with images of living, growing things, people respond positively because they are effective metaphors for life.
- Numerous studies have concluded that viewing colorful flowers, verdant foliage, trees, and gardens has a positive impact on health and the healing process.
- Natural views contribute substantially to the healing process, and nature is known to be a source of consolation, revitalization, and introspection.
- There are numerous benefits that may come from one’s experience of nature, even if the experience occurs through the simple examination of art.
- Observing imagery of a landscape or similar natural scene is more effective at promoting recovery from stress than observing imagery that is vague or indecipherable.
- Studies have demonstrated that clients in rooms with a view of nature have fewer postoperative complications, fewer headaches, less nausea, better pain relief, and less stress than those who did not have a window or natural view.
- Within three to five minutes, exposure to nature or natural views can result in positive psychological, emotional, and physiological changes such as:
-Reduced negativity, fear, anger, anxiety, irritability, depression, or sadness
-Reduced blood pressure, heart rate, heart activity, and muscle tension
-Decreased headaches, digestive disorders, and chronic pain
-Decreased pain medication use
-Decreased postoperative complications
-Reduced symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
-Improved cognition, creativity, and critical thinking skills
-Decreased suicidal thoughts and attempts
-Reduced stressful thoughts
-Decreased irritability and restlessness
-Increased kindness and enhanced social interactions
-Increased commitment to relationships and community
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90" x 90" canvas giclee (3 90" x 30" panels)
Collection of The Arthur, Portland, OR.
October 2014
2 20" x 20" prints
Collection of A Cascade View Bed & Breakfast, Bellevue, WA
June 2014
Collection of NASA.
8" x 10" prints on display at various NASA facilities throughout the United States.
January 2011
February 2014
36" x 36" print
Commissioned by and in collection of Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
May 2012
on the West Campus, Tempe, Arizona.
June 2014
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