{"id":25648,"date":"2018-02-14T14:13:28","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T14:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artzealous.com\/?p=25648"},"modified":"2018-02-14T14:59:27","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T14:59:27","slug":"artist-ward-roberts-captures-real-hearts-suspended-in-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/artist-ward-roberts-captures-real-hearts-suspended-in-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist Ward Roberts Captures Real Hearts Suspended in Space"},"content":{"rendered":"

Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet, here’s a real heart?\u00a0Stars That Paint<\/em> is\u00a0a new series of work from\u00a0Ward Roberts<\/a>. In poetic collaboration with Fionn Regan<\/a> (Bon Iver<\/em>), the series of images explores the complexity and beauty of the heart, both metaphorically and literally.<\/p>\n

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Roberts holds a fascination with the heart and the real pain of heartbreak. Not only did he experience his own difficult heartache, but he also discovered his left ventricle chamber fails to operate properly. Joking that the heartbreak could trigger his own heart to cease working.<\/p>\n

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Roberts told Art Zealous, “There is definitely that element that played a role in inspiring the series, it\u2019s also the combination a reflection\u00a0of my pre-existing\u00a0heart failure. From that stemmed a thought\u00a0of exploring\u00a0complex\u00a0ideas of what hearts\u00a0mean to us. It was\u00a0fascinating\u00a0to discover how\u00a0taboo\u00a0and complicated the heart is\u00a0in Western culture. While sourcing different species to photograph, I quickly learned how uncomfortable people\u00a0 were\u00a0discussing\u00a0and giving access to\u00a0a heart.”<\/p>\n

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Roberts suspends the muted-color hearts in space and strips them of signifiers such as location, gender, and identifying species. To be clear, Roberts sourced the hearts unspecified animal species. In a statement to Art Zealous about why he chose muted colors. Roberts said, “Well, certainly there is an element of devastation and sadness with most loves lost. But\u00a0for me, it\u2019s often met with a\u00a0soft type of\u00a0self-realization that provides a sense of calmness and self-preservation. I tend to be drawn to muted colors which evoke a sense of\u00a0nostalgia and comfort. I find muted colors to be quiet,\u00a0if not at times silent,\u00a0– there\u2019s a lot of power in silence.”<\/p>\n

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This photographic series is in collaboration with the musician Fionn Regan of Bon Iver fame. Regan paints his poetry inspired by the themes of mortality – without explicitly using the term \u201cheart.”<\/p>\n

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Here’s a behind the scenes look at Stars That Paint.<\/em><\/div>\n

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