Amber Larks

Steady as the Sands of Time, Breeding for Our Family Lines, 2020

Oil on canvas

Painting46 x 91.5 x 3.5cmShips from United States of America

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About the Artist

Amber Larks (b.1994, USA) is an oil painter whose work explores the metaphysical and unknown with nods to science fiction and surrealism. The imagery in her work often stems from the subconscious and hypnagogia- the transitional state of consciousness between wake and sleep. Inspired by Carl Sagan’s explanation of higher dimensions, her recent paintings feature beings and anomalies that cannot be fully perceived in our known world. Growing up in the diverse city of Los Angeles and coming from a biracial and non religious background, she often reflects on and incorporates themes of identity, perception, belonging, purpose, and existence into her work. Her goal is to hold a mirror to society and encourage reflection and exploration of the unknown. Amber lives and works in Los Angeles, USA.

About the Artwork

Steady as the Sands of Times, Breeding for Our Family Lines is the result of music and songwriting inspiring me. It was fall in Seattle and I was listening to Daughter’s “Doing the Right Thing”. This is one of those songs that tugs at your heartstrings in the most raw and bittersweet ways. The whole song is beautiful and incredibly moving. I don’t want to give the song and story away, but when Elena Tonra sang “We are built for reproduction”, my mind immediately visualized a scene of an endless desert with a monolith made of stacked eggs towering over the viewer. It represents the human condition and the stark realization of life and mortality; how we continue our family lines and how our individual lives make up our entire world yet feel insignificant in the grand scheme of time. 

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