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Artwork:
Existentialism, 2024
24″ w x 18″ h
Acrylic, fabric, and phosphorescent paint on canvas
$1,500 plus HST
Artist statement:
My work explores the collective experience of the human condition through studying skeletal anatomy and interpreting emotion through paint. As a person who experiences chronic fatigue and pain, I am drawn to expressing painful emotions with a touch of whimsy and humour.
“Existentialism” comes from a series of paintings that explore documentations of physical somatic manifestations with a skeleton as a main subject. Phosphorescent paint is used in this series as a way to illuminate the bones and inflammation. The moment of inspiration came when I looked over to my mini skeleton friend laying on a book of mine, looking incredibly sad and defeated. Just as a human would with the crushing weight of existing, surrendered to the whims of universal rules.
Artist contact / social media info:
Website: www.lissabarts.ca
Instagram: www.instagram.com/lissabarts
