trois porcines Painting

John Locke’s theory of tabula rasa, where the mind of a child is a blank slate at birth suggests that it is the parent’s duty to imbue knowledge, notions and certain ideas by way of easy to read and pleasing books. This serves to develop the child’s mind rather than force them. Many children stories were of didactic or moralistic nature, some were rather grim and frightening, others, not so much. For example, the story of Snow White, first published by the Brothers Grimm in 1812 portrayed a mother, who was viciously jealous of her daughter and hired a huntsman to bring back her lung and liver (to be later eaten by the Queen). The grimness of my art is to portray not the pink cloud, unicorns and sparkly version of these beloved stories but, are much darker. These images are familiar at first glance but also striking in that there is a dark and sometime sad story to them. I express these emotions by using chalk or mineral paint, oil pastels and ink. These materials help illustrate the story, chalk paint dries very muted and dull, almost dreary, and the vibrant colours of oil pastels brings the characters to life. As I am trying to portray a darker version of these classic stories, the inks used (mostly India Ink) highlights the creepy vibe I want to express.

Painting:oil pastels on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:11 W x 14 H x 0.1 D in

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