Off With Her Head
Ella P.
fabric and acrylic paint on canvas
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This piece is a post-modern self portrait. I stretched a patterned fabric over a canvas and used acrylic paint after covering it in clear gesso. I have painted two versions of my own head, looking quite disgusted, sitting on golden platters. Below the heads are green fruit; grapes, kiwis and pears. I was inspired by the stories about Marie Antoinette and this idea of very opulent and excessive royal portraits. I intended it to be humorous and lean into the ways we see people, including ourselves.
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Creativity is about expressing yourself and finding new ways of doing and making things. To be creative is to push yourself to make, as well as using your artistic expression to comfort you in times of need.
