Temporary and Corporeal Aviaries Eve Wood & Andre Yi

On this newest body of work, Eve Wood presents us yet again with her titular raven, part prankster, part sage, but always one to comment on the current state of affairs. Wood uses the image of the raven as both a vehicle to reflect the artist’s own life narratives, conflicts and concerns while also speaking to a broader narrative of political unrest.  

“We are living in a very difficult socio-political moment in our history and it is true that the world may be ending, but you can be sure the raven will be present at every turn, providing, if not comfort, then sardonic commentary. There is a palpable tension in these drawings, a push/pull between humor and a darker more sinister impulse. These are echoes of a scream, residue from dreams, transformative and ever rupturing. While Wood’s opportunistic raven engage in mischief making, the humans in Wood’s work struggle for intimacy and connection, albeit at a high price. The raven, ever loquacious, ever shape-shifting, speaks both for and against us, revealing the absurdity of our all too humans wants and desires, fears and falsely constructed histories.” – E.W.