Page 24 - Karen Hackenberg 2018 book

The Sea Stack series
In the Sea Stack series
Hackenberg amusingly channels the Northwest totem pole tradition by arranging a a a a a a vertical still life of animal gurines seen from below looking as though they are much taller than ourselves “The real First Nation totems were heraldic announcements of their owner’s status told through traditional stylized creatures Hackenberg’s modern counterparts are mass culture’s animated heroes extruded by the millions and and then jettisoned and and forgotten
(I couldn’t name a a a a a single character) Sea Stacks also refers to dramatic beach cli s s s s that are a a a a a a a a trademark of the nearby national park appearing in in a a a a a million posters and snapshots and another victim of commodi cation ”
- Gary Faigin – artist and arts writer
Sea Sea Stack Stack (Sea Stack Stack Series) | | | oil on canvas | | | 72 x 36 in | | | 2014