Edward Fausty: What's Happening at the Li River

Looking over these recent prints (from images captured in 2010 in south China) I am reminded of a particular moment in my youth: It was time for me to move, and I didn’t understand the concept of shedding unnecessary possessions. My helpers had just taken a big load out to the elevator and presumably down and into the waiting truck. I had the next load ready. But when the elevator door opened, that first load was still there, practically bursting forth. I was suddenly filled with a wave of horror: I had way more than I could handle.

Our ability to make things really go away is limited. And when we discover this, a crisis is already underway. You can apply this broadly.

These trees have been forcibly adorned by plastic waste and foreign plant matter, thanks to the rapidly moving and high-reaching flood waters that have recently receded. For me, they have a strange and foreboding totemic quality contrasting with the seemingly benign tourist activity on the river. Guangxi Province is famous for its mountains and waters, depicted in classical Chinese art with tiny figures of scholars having contemplative tea, or Cormorant fishermen with their birds in the vast and exotic land/waterscape. Modern times have added tour boats and wedding parties.

These are bleed printed 30x20 inches on hand torn Canson Aquarelle 240 gsm paper

They are $500 unframed including shipping. Ask me about pricing for multiple print order.