The Prayer

LISA GRENNELL

Lisa’s studio sits amongst some of New Zealand’s most beautiful Alpine country; where native bird life and fauna flourish. She has chosen a more simplistic lifestyle with solar and wind turbine for power and natural streams and rain for water, Lisa feels her art is stripped to a more simplistic aesthetic.
With her own personal journey raising children as inspiration, she draws from nostalgic moments in an attempt to alleviate the solace of ‘the empty nest’. Lisa uses imagery of children with flowers, animals and insects questioning young people’s view of the world, seeing a disconnection from nature with modern technology. “I often wonder what the future holds for following generations. I question whether my grandchildren will ever experience the majestic beauty of nature or will it be an app on the latest iPhone.”
Lisa emphasizes this with her use of large white vacant space, creating a cavity to which her subjects float, this is the artist’s expression of the uncertainty of our future; it cannot be foreseen. She also likes to involve the viewer into the work via the reflective surface. By looking/reading the gaze is returned, the spectator becomes the narrative and in turn, part of the problem and solution.

- Please note, due to the unique print + original aspect of Lisa’s works, some of the below ‘sold’ items can be ordered, providing there are runs left in the series. Please send us an email to find out more.