NICK TAGGART

Amorphopallus Titanium

Graphite and acrylic on paper, 36.25" x 50" x 1.5"

Untitled (60 titles)

Graphite and acrylic on paper mounted on canvas, 71.5" x 135.25" x 4.5"

Bee

Graphite and acrylic on paper, 14.25" x 10.5" x 1"

Banksia Mustangs

Graphite on paper , 36.5" x 29" x 2"

Banksia Mustangs

Graphite on paper, 36.5" x 29" x 2"

Bee, Ant, Seed Pods

Graphite and acrylic on paper, 50.25" x 36" x 1.5"

Devil Dog

Graphite on paper , 49.75" x 36" x 1.5"

The Inner Circle

water color on paper, 42.75" x 48" x 1.5"

Fairytopialand

Colored pencil on paper, 29" x 37.75" x 1.5"

Fish Face

Etching, 18.25" x 14.5" x 1.25"

Inside Out

Graphite on paper, 49" x 35.5" x 2"

Laura, Nick and Carmen

Graphite on paper, 38.25" x 30" x 1.5"

Love in Mist/Devil in a Bush

Graphite and acrylic on paper, 36.25" x 59" x 1.5"

Magnetic Fields

Graphite and gessoed masonite panels, 18" x 18"

Mantis and Friend

Graphite and acrylic on paper, 50.25" x 36.5" x 1.5"

Pad Owl Bats Mantis

Graphite on paper, 49" x 35.5" x 2"

The Creature that Lived in the Pape

Water color, acrylic, pencil, spider habitat and webs on paper, 30" x 37.75" x 1.5"

Thunderheads (outside)

Graphite on paper, 49.75" x 36" x 1.5"

Nick Taggart’s black and white graphite drawings, acrylic and watercolor paintings explores organic forms and their manifestations in everyday life. As presented in his series Insects and Garden, Taggart engages in the creation of analytical, labor intensive drawings of natural phenomena. Instigated by the changing events in his life. Taggart introduces spontaneity to his latest works including not only critical observations of garden life but also exploring mystic fairy creatures and adding faces to organic forms.

Taggart’s character studies have turned into surreal landscapes leading the viewer to rediscover known elements within mysterious environments. For instance, Lookout Orchid, 2009 presents a surreal landscape with human figures viewing an orchid floating in space. Introducing the viewer to a metamorphic world, Taggart highlights hidden forms found in the orchid and translates them into human physiognomies supported by the large scale of the plant life.

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