Valerie Hegarty

This artist builds environments out of paper, paste and paint to form remnants of decay found in derelict human environments. She focuses mainly on the destructive rather than the constructive forces in her work, for example she replicates historical paintings and destroys them in various ways, whether it's through fire damage, water damage, cracks or even woodpeckers! These are some of my favourites:

Websites:
http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/valerie_hegarty.htm
http://www.guildgreyshkul.com/artist.php?id=116