A series of paintings/writings/sculptures around ideas of identity, heritage, encounters, and revelation. Using materials, memories and experiences real or imagined, gestures and punctuations, these fabricated constructs contain ruptures and imperfections giving access to the layers and creating new spaces. The surface may also be interrupted by inclusions of text from poems, reflective/shiny things and re-used materials; it is time to own ALL that we are, reveal our scars and strengths, let them shine. #sensuouspractice #foldswhorlssurfacesspaces
I choose to reveal the life experiences/learning that we try to subdue, I wear my scars, inside and out, I Release My Colours… SEE ME I AM EZIOKWU / TRUTH - it is in my DNA, my scars bear witness to my strength and resilience; this is who I am / have been / will be.
Bold, assertive, reflective, and vulnerable, exposed, raw. This is my truth, the garbage I've swallowed spilling from my mouth, my eyes - purging, revealing, healing.
I RELEASE MY COLOURS: EZIOKWU (TRUTH)
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oriinal mixedmedi painting on canvas (oil paint and re-used swarf, mirrored glass, and brass rings) in wood frame; w 53 x h 63 x d 2 cm