EMOTION LOVE EXPOSURE WOMEN APPEARANCE EXPRESSION POSSESSION CONFUSION VULNERABLITY JUDGEMENT
I believe it is my most recent piece that best embodies my way of working at this time and the words chosen reflect the issues I am currently addressing in my practice. I like to combine paint and other mediums such as charcoal and in this particular work, I have done so in an expressive way to enable me to release my emotions in relation to the words above. With the use of a self portrait in the form of a photograph as reference I worked on an exposing scale which allows me to be free and focus less on the appearance or the idea of perfection.
I liken my practice to an explorer, traveling on a journey to expand my vision, I choose not to limit my work to a particular medium such as paint, using whatever I deem to be appropriate to create the desired appearance. At this moment in time, I am motivated by issues in relation to feminism, using it to reflect my own negative experiences as a woman.