Sweet Life
About this activity.
Ian Fisher (b. 1984, Nova Scotia, Canada) specializes in capturing the grandeur and detail of clouds, often photographed from unique perspectives—such as rooftops or airplanes—and meticulously recreated in large-scale oil paint. His works explore the ethereal, ever-changing nature of clouds, which he captures with great precision. The scale of his paintings magnifies the subject, emphasizing the immensity of the sky and providing a space for reflection on the transience of nature.
Scale plays a crucial role in his process. As Fisher himself says, "Constraints of scale often dictate composition. Challenging scale within a subject, by its very nature gigantic and endless, offers freedom. How far does perspective go and how do you control it? I'm interested in investigating a detail within a larger space that we can't see all at once." This focus allows him to explore the tension between the vast and the intimate, by magnifying clouds and inviting the viewer to investigate the details within a boundless space.
Fisher’s cloud paintings are more than realistic depictions of nature; they are meditations on the scale and complexity of the world. No cloud is the same, and through his hyperrealistic style, Fisher captures the individuality of each cloud formation—whether it is a stormy or a serene mass. His works blur the boundaries between the representational and the abstract, suggesting symbolic meanings of transience, transformation, and the sublime.
Ian Fisher lives and works in Los Angeles (USA).
Recent Exhibitions: Cloudwalker, Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar 2024 (until January 9, 2024), Summer Breeze, Galerie Elle, Zurich, 2024 (CH), Clouds, Museum Sinclair Haus, Bad Homburg, 2023 (DE)
Pitcairn Museum of Contemporary Art (PMCA).
Location.
Pitcairn Museum of Contemporary Art (PMCA)
Gedempte Zuiderdiep 132
9711 HM Groningen
pitcairnmuseum.nl/