Yappanoise 19 Susan Cantrick After enduring Increasing hardships

After enduring Increasing hardships

They speak to something ancient using a contemporary visual language

The rust of Still Steel is the result of time and sea-water washing which has been then stopped with clear water and varnish

and consequently

examining them in detail

Yappanoise 19 Susan Cantrick After enduring Increasing hardshipsThis work is part of one of 4 on going series of large works on paper. The name of this series, "Yappanoise", is inspired by one of the numerous "monster words" and neologisms invented by James Joyce in his last and famous novel "Finnegans Wake". It directly alludes to the essence of the artwork: "Yappan" the material used here being Japanese ink "Yap" sudden bursts of color marks spread over the white paper "Noise" referring to the sonority of