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Melanie Daniel’s paintings create a topography that is chaotic and unsettled, without clear distinct borders. |
Originally from British Columbia, Canada, Melanie Daniel immigrated to Israel in 1995. This dual perspective forms the basis for her current body of work, “Echo Shield”. Her paintings create a topography that is chaotic and unsettled, without clear distinct borders. In prior series, Daniel has painted both the landscape of Israel – warm tones, washy areas, Cezanne-esque male nudes representing Army reservists – and her birthplace – vast expanses of snow, inconceivably tall trees, humans dwarfed by nature, and elements of indigenous culture, all with darker colors, pasty patches of paint, and vigorous brushwork. With two distinct painting approaches, Daniel has explored both the outsider’s perspective on her new country, and the expatriate’s distant view of home.
