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2018Her (a self-portrait), 2017-18, oil on linen, 38in. x 57in.
‘Her’ is a self-portrait that was inspired from a perspective that I cannot see myself from. It is an investigation of seeing: distorting one’s own image, movement collapsed into a single perspective. Through the saturation of colours and the superimposition of two images, ‘Her’ emphasizes the limited perception of the eye.
Him, 2017-18, acrylic on canvas, 66.5in. x 47in.
‘Him’ is a painting of my partner from an ultra-close perspective. The painting was inspired when our foreheads were touching and he would alternatively close his right and left eye. Mimicking him, I became fascinated with the distortion of vision. The painting offers an alternative perspective of seeing that overlaps the points of view from the left and right eye.
Ian, 2018, oil on canvas, 47.5in. x 69.5in.
'Ian’ is a painting that emphasizes the transparency of paint. Using the materiality of paint, the solidity of meaning becomes questionable. Memory, gender, existence, becomes questionable when a portrait becomes deconstructed.
Self, 2018, acrylic on canvas, 69in. x 48in.
‘Self’ is a self-portrait painted from looking too closely into a hand-held mirror. The physical boundaries of the eye become emphasized as the image of my face becomes fractured and disjointed. This painting investigates the spatial boundaries of human vision, and represents a unified image that can only exist when it is materialized on a canvas.
Diana, 2018, oil on canvas, 55in. x 70in.
‘Diana’ is a painting that flattens the visual field by overlapping two images of the same subject. The painting creates an optical duality, presenting one face within two faces. The colourful palette compliments the playfulness of the subject.
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