garden series

Agnes Neufeld is a Manitoba artist whose work is mostly photo-based. Born in Paraguay, South America, Neufeld was educated in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Honors from the University of Manitoba. Her work has been recognized by the Bank of Montreal (BMO) 1st Art!Invitational Art Student Competition at MOCCA in Toronto as University of Manitoba regional winner. Neufeld continues her involvement in agricultural production and her artistic practice. Her recent work has shifted from portrait photography to a camera-less method, the Garden Series, with concerns on food waste. This project is published in the Art Habens magazine, https://joom.ag/VM2W/p68 Neufeld's recent work is a project on flowers, a video tutorial on coloured pencil drawing. Currently, Neufeld is working on a landscape series, "Everything has Changed", in an upcoming group show.

contact: aneufeld68@gmail.com

Garden Series

Sapphire, 2015, Archival Pigment Photo Rag Print, 84 x 84 cm(33 x 33),

Dance Strips, 2015, Archival Pigment Photo Rag Paper Print, 91 x91 cm (36x36in)

Twirls, 2017, Archival Pigment Photo Rag print, 84 X 84 cm(33 x33in)

Delicate, 2017, Archival Pigment Photo Rag Print, 84x 84 (36x36in)

Translucence, 2015, Archival Pigment Photo Rag Print, 76 x 76 cm.

Iridescence, 2015, Archival Pigment Photo Rag Print, 76 x 76 cm.

Intricate, 2017, Archival Pigment Photo Rag Print, 84 x 84 cm(33 x 33 in)

Ruffles, 2015, Archival Pigment Photo Rag Print, 76 x 76 cm.

Emeralds, 2015, Archival Pigment Photo Rag Print, 76 x 76cm.

Glowing, 2015, Archival Pigment Photo Rag Print, 84 x 84cm(33 x33 in)

Stars, 2015, Archival Pigment Photo Rag Print, 84 x 84cm(33 x 33in)

Sunburst, 2015, Archival Pigment Photo Rag Print, 84 x 84cm(33 x 33in)

Tangles, 2015, Archival Pigment Photo Rag Print, 91 x91cm (36 x36 in)

Exquisite,2017,Archival Pigment Photo Rag Print, 91 x91cm (36x36 in)

Sparkles,2015,Archival Pigment Photo rag print, 91x91cm (36 x36 in)

Circles, 2015,Archival Pigment Photo Rag Print,84 x 84cm(33 x 33in)

Lavender Layers, 2015, Archival Pigment Photo Rag Print,84 x 84 cm(33 x 33 in)

Brilliance,2017, Archival Pigment Photo Print, 84 x 84 cm(33 x33in)

The Garden Series is a shift from my portrait photo-based work. This shift occurred as a result of my reaction to what I discovered in my garden after a frost. To my dismay the abundant produce was not just frozen but ruined. Although I was unable to salvage the produce, I felt compelled to photograph the damage.
I was overcome with emotion by the loss and my neglect. The image of Jean-Francois Millet's The Gleaners came to mind. This experience led me to research about how food is managed; the excess, the loss, the lack, distribution, environmental concerns and so on.
In this ongoing series, I gathered up the remnants from my garden and began to photograph. In my experimentation, the results were unexpected and expected. In the process, I was thinking about the value of food was like precious jewels. Working in various processes, including a camera-less process, and photographing various stages of the produce; from stages of decay, to the unwanted. The results from the scraps were surprising in how they transformed into unidentifiable gem-like images of beauty. This was my intent.