Evergreen
Peter Paul Luce Gallery
Cornell College
Mount Vernon, IA
October 21-November 20, 2024
Marina Ross uses the visual symbolism of the iconic American movie “The Wizard of Oz” (1939) to explore cultural and personal memory, grief, and performance. After a traumatic personal loss, she began to mine the idyllic film to depict her inability to process the impact of the event. Ross uses a softened and muted color palette to suggest a suspension of disbelief, mirroring cinema’s ability to construct an alternative reality. Using film stills, and AI/personal reconstructions, the resulting images—often dreamlike, fleeting, or ambiguous—indirectly reference the film, asking viewers to fill in the gaps with their own memory. In consideration of the legacy and countless remakes of “The Wizard of Oz,” Ross offers a version of the film as an enduring form of collective memory.
Peter Paul Luce Gallery
Cornell College
Mount Vernon, IA
October 21-November 20, 2024
Marina Ross uses the visual symbolism of the iconic American movie “The Wizard of Oz” (1939) to explore cultural and personal memory, grief, and performance. After a traumatic personal loss, she began to mine the idyllic film to depict her inability to process the impact of the event. Ross uses a softened and muted color palette to suggest a suspension of disbelief, mirroring cinema’s ability to construct an alternative reality. Using film stills, and AI/personal reconstructions, the resulting images—often dreamlike, fleeting, or ambiguous—indirectly reference the film, asking viewers to fill in the gaps with their own memory. In consideration of the legacy and countless remakes of “The Wizard of Oz,” Ross offers a version of the film as an enduring form of collective memory.
Mise en Scène, 2024, 23 x 29 5/8 inches, Oil on Linen
20:17, 2024, 16 x 20 inches, Oil on Linen
Reminder, 2024, 9 x 12 inches, Oil on Linen
Girl in the Green Dress, 2024, 9 x 12 inches, Oil on Linen
Time Travel, 2024, 9 x 12 inches, Oil on Linen
Forgetmenot, 2024, 9 x 12 inches, Oil on Linen
Diamond, 2024, 9 x 12 inches, Oil on Linen
Curtain Call, 2024, 9 x 12 inches, Oil on Linen
Blue Smoke, 2024, 8.5 x 11 11/16 inches (image), 9 3/8 x 12 7/8 inches (frame), Oil on Paper
Cloud Cover, 2024, 8.5 x 11 11/16 inches (image), 9 3/8 x 12 7/8 inches (frame), Oil on Paper
Heat Lightning, 2024, 8 9/16 x 11 3/4 inches (image), 9 3/16 x 12 1/4 inches (frame), Oil on Paper
Wash and Brush I, 2024, 20 x 16 inches, Oil on Canvas
Wash and Brush II, 2024, 20 x 16 inches, Oil on Canvas
Everland, 2024, 57.5 x 79.5 inches, Oil on Linen