Breakthrough Painting

Feeling imprisoned in my own body throughout a period of chronic illness it followed that my mind, as a form of self preservation ‘stagnated’. The mind, previously muffled in it’s state of hibernation was immune from emotion, and the embers of the soul lay dormant in wait of ignition. Finally, no longer inert, the mind and soul awaken with an unquenchable desire for feeling and experience. Across an expanse of deceptively simple minimal colour, depth is provided as much through the selective removal of layers as from the application of multiple layers of mixed media. Inspired partly by Japanese aesthetics with it’s recognition of the beauty of unobtrusiveness, that apparent simplicity becomes a space of potentiality. Having previously restored ornate picture frames as a profession, I’d developed an appreciation of the qualities of some of the materials used. One such material, traditional gesso provides a wealth of textural possibilities. The painting is on appropriately primed MDF board, with no hanging hardware on reverse. The painting is signed on the front and back. The nature of chronic illness is such that often those that suffer with it are ashamed to speak about it, even with loved ones, and those that live with sufferers are confused by it. Having lived with M.E and fibromyalgia for over 10yrs, my strategy for dealing with the frustration was to go into a sort of state of 'hibernation'. However, eventually I discovered painting as a form of expressing those associated emotions. One of the most satisfying responses to my work from others is their recognition that the paintings somehow also reflect their own experiences of illness (mental or physical). I have had some emotional exchanges with people who feel relieved to share what they ordinarily feel to be a taboo subject.

Painting:Acrylic on Wood

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:53.1 W x 33.5 H x 0.4 D in

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