29 Morgan Melenka

Title: Little Fountain

Dimensions: 21in x 15in x 15in

Year of Completion: 2019

Medium: Silkscreen & Laminate on Wood

Estimated Value: $400

Courtesy of the Artist

Little Fountain ​is an image of an ornamental fountain, rendered into 3 dimensions with the surfacing material Formica. The printed veneer of this material is clearly exposed through the samples’ round edges, eyelets to hang for display, and product names. I reproduce, modify, and misuse familiar architectural forms and materials to engage with the world of generic public architecture. Fantasy and illusion are created through improvised construction and facades composed of printed imitations.​ ​This modest fountain, like a cardboard Christmas tree, is a 2D object pretending to be 3D.

Morgan Melenka is a visual artist based in Edmonton AB and recent Master of Fine Arts graduate from NSCAD University. Through sculpture and printmaking, she engages with prefab architecture found in generic public spaces. She has exhibited across Canada in Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, Ottawa, and Halifax and in the U.S in New York, Nebraska, and Tennessee. In March she co-chaired the panel discussion​ Material of the Immaterial​ at the printmaking conference Southern Graphics International. This spring she was the 2019 artist-in-residence at the Vorres Museum in Paiania, Greece.