"Untitled 3" Painting

Visual Interpretation CR Rousseau, Abstract Artist I appreciate Cathy Meyong’s work as she looks at demystifying misunderstood spiritualities in various African cultures as well as understanding the diaspora of her own family. Raised in Germany, she took her graduate collection in a direction that aims to make viewers uncomfortable with the misportrayed stories of numerous cultures and the impacts of their trauma. My concept puts the feeling of tragedy into visual blocks through a semi-cubist style. I place the woman in whole, trying to represent her as complete and not in parts. Her gaze is her own and although she looks at you, you cannot see her eyes watching you. Her ensemble and her scene are broken into components and parts, then reassembled in a way that feels like a fragment from the past and yet it is visually futuristic. Representing the fragmented and chaotic nature of trauma, the painted shapes are mostly square, used like building blocks that lend the painting an air of fortification and strength. These stable shapes are a symbol of Cathy’s intention, to build strong foundations for community and the support of future generations. The parts have a separateness yet they are interconnected. With the intent of representing the emotional and psychological impacts of oppression, I hope to symbolize the act of bringing light to fallacies and misrepresentations, while delivering an awareness that is informed and conscious of social injustice and inequalities. Read the full rationale from both the Fashion Designer and the Artist at: https://bit.ly/Cathy-Meyong-CR-Rousseau-NYFW *This piece was shown at Rousseau's debut solo exhibit in New York at New York Fashion Week and in lights on a massive screen in New York City's Times Square.

Painting:Acrylic on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:48 W x 48 H x 2 D in

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