Leviathanic Allusion, a solo exhibition by Natasha van Netten at the fifty fifty arts collective, January 10 – January 25, 2019.

The Leviathanic Allusion exhibition is inspired by natural history displays, informational books, charts, graphs and specimens. The title comes from Herman Melville’s novel Mody Dick. It is the suggestion of something greater: as a spout on the ocean hints at something much larger below, so the work in this exhibition alludes to an underlying layer of meaning.

Swarm, paper, glue, metal, acrylic thread

Swarm (paper, glue, metal, acrylic thread)

Leviathanic Allusion

Common Cetaceans of Southern Vancouver Island 1:24 Scale (3D drawing with wire)

Radius Series (ink on paper)

Through Shadows Falling, oil on canvas

Dusk or Dawn (oil on canvas)

Common Cetaceans of Southern Vancouver Island 1:24 Scale (3D drawing with wire)

Surface Tension, oil on canvas

Whale Value Chart, ink and watercolour on paper and tape

Southern Reisdent Killer Whales 3.0 (detail), ink, paper, metal pins

The Fifty Fifty Arts Collective

Swarm installation at Leviathanic Allusion

Radius Series (detail), ink on paper

Under Observation, organic matter in glass jars

Southern Reisdent Killer Whales 3.0, ink on paper and metal pins