IG: @motheatart

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Using oil paint and my obsession with the human body, I make large oil paintings which are attempts at understanding myself. While incorporating themes like gender, sexuality, personal fantasy, and human connection. My paintings are me, they are extensions of myself. I insert myself physically into my paintings, I am my own figure reference. My paintings are my form of communication and connection. I paint for me, and for others who experience similar feelings to me. While my paintings are me, I have always found it difficult to identify myself. I have always felt uncomfortable with my body, my face, my mind. I have always felt like I looked strange. My paintings are the leftovers of my feelings, the anger, sadness, and confusion that never seem to leave my body, they spill into my work. There are questions that are constantly running through my head, how do I look right now? How do I move through this space? How has this space affected me? I paint in an attempt to answer those questions. While I’m constantly trying to find peace within myself, my experiences are a part of me, and my past selves have left their mark. Painting helps me understand.

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