Desire and Reality

Regional artist exhibition of oil paintings on panels at the Hyde Collection 1997
A personal journey using rooms of a house as a catalyst for self discovery and healing.

Summary

This body of work was a story about my own psychological excavation. I used the house and its rooms as metaphors to understanding my past and its apparent trauma causing ailments.

The work starts in the bathroom as a younger person. For some reason the bathroom was a safe zone for me. Family gravitated to the bathroom for comfort.

The symbolism is seen in the wall paper as well as the drains and areas of escape.