VIEW IN MY ROOM
Alone Painting
Australia
Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 36 W x 48 H x 1.5 D in
Ships in a Tube
About The Artwork
Tasha's paintings express emotions too difficult to convey in words--enabling a reconnection to the deeper self. Each painting illustrates relatable emotional moments (angst; despair; joy; resilience). How do our personal experiences shape the way we view a painting? How might our perceptions shift when the painting is associated with words? "She watched them as they walked past. They averted their eyes." Story: She sat alone in the cold on the staircase just outside the post office. She had built a small fortress around her with broken cigarette lighters. A ragged coat and torn gloves was all she had left to shield her from the storm. The passers by would often point and laugh. No one was allowed in. She would chase you away if you tried. Sometimes when I walked by, she would call out to me but I didn’t understand. I didn’t speak her language. One snowy day I passed by her fortress and she invited me in. She had left a small gap for me to crawl through. She gave me an unlit match and rubbed my cold hands in her own. We sat together holding hands on the staircase, small lighter fluid soldiers protecting us from the storm. I still didn’t speak her language but oh, how we laughed and waved as the people passed us by.
Details & Dimensions
Painting:Acrylic on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:36 W x 48 H x 1.5 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships Rolled in a Tube
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Ships From:Australia.
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Australia
Tasha Riley is a visual artist working and living in Brisbane, Australia. Originally born in London, Canada, she completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours at Western University where she was awarded the Gold Medal for the BFA Honours program in Studio Arts (1997), The Benjamin Noble Award for Fine Arts in painting (1996), and the Greg Curnoe Art Award for Fine Arts (1993). She has also studied Korean traditional ink painting under regional in Gwang Ju, South Korea (1997-98). Tasha Riley's artwork has been featured in galleries including The McIntosh Gallery and the Palace at 4 am in London, Ontario, Canada. More recently her paintings have been featured in the juried Brisbane Art Prize Exhibition at The Judith Wright Contemporary Art Centre in Brisbane, Australia (2017 and 2016). Tasha's return to painting is inspired by her lived experiences and the world around her. Her paintings express emotions too difficult to convey in words--enabling a reconnection to the deeper self. Her art illustrates particular moments in time each representing relatable emotional states (angst; despair; joy; resilience). How do our personal experiences shape the way we view a painting? How might our perceptions shift when the painting is associated with words? Tasha has this to say about her art: “Painting allows me to express the things I want to say but I am unable to express…the pain of a loss too difficult to speak about, the feeling of rain after a long dry spell, the secret that can never be shared, the feeling of loving and being loved."
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