Artwork copyright Brenda Hemsing. Photo courtesy of the artist.
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Artwork copyright Brenda Hemsing. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.
Maenad, 1987
Brenda Hemsing
Canadian (born 1960)
Location: Warren Hunt Elementary, Puyallup
About the Artwork
Maenad is part of artist Brenda Hemsing's series "Tree Pictures," captured using a primitive camera, and featuring double-exposed imagery and hand-coloring. Hemsing hopes to convey the symbolic power of trees, which she notes, "possess characteristics capable of personifying human emotion." The titles in this series are based on different mythical figures, and Maenad represents the Greek priestesses of gods Dionysus and Orpheus.
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Puyallup School District.
About the Artist
Brenda Hemsing is a contemporary photographer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Many of her images are colored by hand.Hemsing was born and grew up in rural Alberta, Canada. She studied journlism arts in Calgary, Alberta.
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