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Connection Painting
Australia
Painting, Print on Canvas
Size: 39.4 W x 59.1 H x 0.8 D in
Ships in a Crate
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About The Artwork
“Connection” was directly inspired by a macro photograph of the cilia that line our stomachs. I find it enchanting that our physical bodies hold so much beauty. This image stayed with me and spoke to me of two recurring ideas. Firstly that our gut instincts are essential. It is so important to learn to listen to ourselves. To honour our intuition. To connect to and heed our core feelings. A kind of internal deep listening. This runs contrary to how current society teaches..to seek gratification and knowledge externally. To distance ourselves from ourselves. A culture of alienation is so pervasive. We are herded by screens, statistics, shares, stock markets, social media. The result a deep feeling of loneliness. Of disconnection. Of not belonging. I see this artwork as a reminder to reconnect with our self. Our feelings. Our gut instincts. Our intuition and our physical bodies. When we are present then we can nurture deeper connections with ourselves, our friends and family, society and nature. We feel belonging. Connection. The second is the growing awareness, in my own family and society at large, of the importance of gut health. If our gut is functioning optimally then we can process and digest at a higher level. That a healthy gut makes for a healthy body physically, emotionally and mentally. Through diet changes I have seen this work in my life and in the lives of others. We can live better lives if we empower ourselves to make daily changes to diet. Some would argue the two are connected. I believe all things are connected. That disease, malfunction, disempowerment come when connections break down. “Connection” is the first in a series that I have planned in this vein. I hope viewers are reminded to connect with their own instincts, feelings and to honour themselves emotionally, mentally and physically.
Original Created:2021
Subjects:Nature
Materials:CanvasAcrylic Paint
Styles:ContemporaryConceptualModern
Details & Dimensions
Painting:Print on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:39.4 W x 59.1 H x 0.8 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Yes
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
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Ships From:Australia.
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Rosemary Strachen is a multidisciplinary Sydney based contemporary artist working in painting, sculpture and installation. Born in 1971 in Sydney, Australia I grew up on a small dairy farm in northern NSW. Surrounded by rolling hills as far as the eye can see. As soon as I could hold a pencil I drew. When I was three I told my mother I was an artist. That has never changed. I went to the University of New England Northern Rivers 1989-91 majoring in Sculpture with a minor in Photography. University disenchanted me. I didn’t want to copy my lecturers. I tried to paint but felt I had no voice of my own. So I ran to sculpture and installation. Soon after graduating I moved to Sydney where I have lived ever since except for pockets of international travel. In Sydney I exhibited in group and solo exhibitions for 30 years. In 2000 I had a solo exhibition ( Float ) at the Tin Sheds Gallery, Sydney, where I exhibited 16 000 white paper butterflies. This became a huge turning point for me. I started a 20 year series of paintings inspired by this installation where infelt I had finally found my own voice as a painter. For 20 of those years I also practised Community Cultural Development whilst working as an artist in residence at various locations, A children’s hospital, several schools, preschools, shopping centres. This was a big shift away from practising as a lone artist. In the last few years I have shifted back into my own practise. Creating tow major installation pieces 2022 ‘What’s for dinner?” An installation of 80 stainless steel cookware pieces painted with different portraits of my dear friend and author Dr Eleanor Limprecht. This piece was a finalist in the 2022 National Capital Art Prize in Canberra. In 2021 I created a piece called “Inner Beauty” an installation of 2000 clitori that became part of the Sculpture Les Refusee exhibition at the Q Station in Manly, Sydney. I exhibited at Q Station again this year in their group exhibition Les Petite Salon with a sculpture series called “Phrenology”. Currently I am working on an installation of 2000 painted kitchen knives, see my website for details https://rosemarystrachenart.com From 2000 onwards my paintings shifted from my Float inspired series to paintings reflecting my feelings about the ocean and how we connect to ourselves and each other.
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