Artist: Ocean Mathews Taber
Title: The Domino Effect
Medium: Linocut relief print on kitakata paper
Dimensions: 8 ½ x 11 inches
Price: $175
Artist Statement: Faith transition is an extremely personal dilemma. My experience has felt like a “domino effect” where questioning one core belief triggered a chain reaction and suddenly all my dominos had fallen. In re-examining and dismantling my faith system and worldview, I have found beauty. In this piece, the domino lying flat depicting a bird is an ode to my first tattoo of two scissor-tailed flycatchers. The duo of birds in flight represent inner strength and fortitude, yin and yang, and the dynamics of love and friendship with people in my life. This domino has one black dot, signifying the beginning— the first domino I will place in rebuilding my values and life.
Artist Bio: Ocean is a 22-year-old artist based in Utah, originally from California. She is a BA student at BYU working in mixed media and installation. She is passionate about the individual human experience, philosophy, existentialism, and is currently exploring religious critiques and secular spirituality in her pieces. Through whimsical symbolism she captures the complexities of navigating religious deconstruction.
