Intimate Gravity 1 Painting

Dealing with my daughter’s eczema was frustrating as a mother. As an artist, however, I was intrigued by the textures of human skin in health and disease along with the associative emotions that arose. ​ The skin textures of eczema I saw daily on my daughter’s skin became an inspiration to create unconventional textile surfaces. The unpredictability of the occurrence and severity of the symptoms of the eczema are echoed by the uncertain way that the silk paint moves through the fabric. The hand embroidery—especially the knots—is related to the sensitivity and patience required of me to deal with the disease and treat my daughter’s inflamed skin. My feelings of stress, frustration, struggle, containment and restriction are expressed through the textures of silk painting, embroidery, and colors, forms and surfaces that allude to inflammation, roughness, itchiness, discomfort, and the stress of skin. ​ ‘Intimate Gravity” is a group of circular mixed media works based on the histology of eczema and the patterns and textures it creates on the skin. The surfaces, based on microscopic images also suggest fungi growth, visually beautiful yet appalling in terms of the biological damage engendered. Some of the pieces have abstract forms derived from images of gut, liver and kidney that point to the possibility of leaky gut and bad gut bacteria, which are known to cause eczema. Abstract representations of liver and kidney forms in other pieces refer to the evidence that overtaxing of these organs by toxins can also lead to eczema. The black background represents my sleepless nights investigating my daugther’s skin condition through a microscope while she slept. This series, born in a period of suffering and intensive motherly care-giving has grown into a highly personal expression of beauty and intimacy as my child has become healthy with time, medicine, and maternal care.

Painting:Acrylic on Soft (Yarn, Cotton, Fabric)

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:6.5 W x 6.5 H x 0.5 D in

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