This artwork attempts to visually symbolise inner conflict. Cryptid is a part of a larger body of work, where the key investigation is abstracting the human body to reach a sense of otherness, maintaining inherently human expression and feeling. In this self portrait, the many breasted figure is curved over a barren stone, a chopping block, a sacrificial pillar, or simply a location. The body is both laid limply and full of tension as it spreads itself across the space. Many narratives can be attached to the expression of the limbs. Personally, an evocation of heightened feelings is present as the face is flushed with either frustration, arousal and relief, while the hands dig into the flesh, both caressing and holding itself down. Martina Clarke Woolloongabba QLD Cryptid oil on canvas
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