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Year Created

2012

Year Acquired

2012

Surfaces

Paper

Cultures

Canadian

Medium

Etching, Monotype

Art Forms

Work on paper

In Arcadia

by: Eric Edson


 “Et in arcadia ego“ is a phrase appearing on tombs in several Poussin paintings and the phrase is subsequently used in other literature (Cormac McCarthy). It refers to mortality in the idyllic landscape: all living things must die.  

  The print uses the etched outline of a bear filled with colour images of trees. Broadly in arcadia considers meaning or narrative as we (humans) project it on to landscapes or other animals. 

Small erik edson 8x Eric Edson
An associate professor at Mount Allison University, print-maker and installation artist Erik Edson (b. 1968) has exhibited extensively in solo and group exhibitions regionally and internationally. The recipient of awards and prizes, notably the 2011 Open Studio National Printmaking Award, Edson’s works often connect nature with visual arts and popular culture.