“Human Heart”
Emily Kammerud
8 x 10, Poured Acrylic on Canvasboard, 2023
Artist’s Statement
Powerhouse of the human body, the heart pumps nearly 2000 gallons of blood throughout the body each day providing oxygen and the nutrients the body needs to function.
About the Artist
Drawing inspiration from her work in pathology (specifically autopsy), Emily Kammerud enjoys the rare opportunity to weigh the creative with the morose within a subject often met with intense aversion. By intermingling art and science and drawing upon an educational emphasis on anatomic pathology, disease, and human mortality, Emily conjures intense, yet provocative, more palatable visuals inspired by a subject that many viewers find themselves uncomfortable witnessing despite their morose curiosity.