Nathan Carter Jewel Annual touch-me-not (Punk pistil), 2019
Paper and foil collage
48,3 x 61 cm (unframed)
55,9 x 68,6 x 3,5 cm (framed)
Jewel Annual touch-me-not (Punk pistil) by Nathan Carter assembles playful round, organic shapes into a tightly intertwined yet dynamic abstract form. According to the artist, the collage, made from color paper and golden foil, depicts flowers in the process of opening up or blossoming. The titles of the works contain both scientific and common or fictional names of plants. In the case of Jewel Annual touch-me-not (Punk pistil), it refers to orange jewelweed, also known as common jewelweed, an annual flower plant native to North America.