About the work

CLAMPARTis pleased to announce the representation of West Coast artist, Doris Mitsch.

DATURA SERIES
Datura is a flowering plant of the nightshade family with funnel shaped flowers and prickly pods. The leaves and seeds of datura are the source of hallucinogenic alkaloids, which have, for three thousand years, been ingested for both religious and recreational purposes. However, the active drugs found in Datura can, in adequate doses, also serve as a poison that will arrest the heart. Datura releases its unmistakable, narcotic scent in the darkness of night. First and foremost, the flowers of datura are sex organs - like those of any plant. Mitsch is interested in the implication and relation of all of these facts.

The photographic prints of Mitsch's "Datura Series" are quite extraordinary. These rich, matte, Gicl6e prints are on heavy, textured, Arches cold-press watercolor paper, which endows the photographs with a tactile, painterly quality that is wholly unique.

For more information, please contact Brian Paul Clamp, Director. Appointments at the gallery to view Mitsch's work firsthand are welcome. Daytime, evening, and weekend appointments are always available.
CLAMPART also has many other Modern and Contemporary artworks available for consideration.