Description
‘I Follow and I Remember: I’m Going Under’ by Niky Motekallem
Artist: Niky Motekallem
Title: ‘I Follow and I Remember: I’m Going Under’
Medium: Gouache and Pencil on Vellum
Dimensions: 21.5” x 13.5”
Framing: Framed in Antique Frame – frame has glass, which has been removed for photos to avoid glare
Year of Creation: 2019
About the Artwork:
“This painting is coupled with an except from a poem written last year for a zine. ‘He’ll ask to fill my pockets full of stones and salt. Tugging my legs to the water, where its cold tongue licks my knees. And I shiver. Limbs pulled across the dirt. I follow and remember: I’m falling down, down, down.’ It was written during a time of extreme uncertainty.” – Niky Motekallem
About the Artist:
Niky Motekallem is a MFA Illustration graduate from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, originally from Ohio. She now lives in the Twin Cities.She depicts flora and fauna in beautiful decay. Death isn’t the end in her narrative. But rather a cycle of matter and energy. Sometimes Niky will write and illustrate eerie stories or occasionally indulge in fanart. When she isn’t working in the studio, Niky is snuggling cats, drinking all the tea, exploring antique shops, walking through forests for floral bouquets, figure skating, and watching silly volleyball anime.