SORRY, I AM RIGHT-BRAINED!

This work answers the questions I posed in my previous post. 

I have stitched a self portrait using what seems to be a juxtaposition of two different techniques, however, the red paint-like-drops sit on what was the actual back of my initial piece, which has now become the front. Here, the black thread draws a very sketchy line, but in fact the other side shows the opposite: a very controlled pointillist contour. 

By doing this, I want to bring together the two methods, the unconscious and the conscious stitching, both on the same surface. This allows me to enhance the texture and colour of the upper right hand side of my face and, therefore, draw attention - in a symbolic way - to the functionality of that same side of the brain, where any creative process begins. 

In this case, the eye itself has a very important relevance, for it is, in philosophical and pictorial terms, the connection to the soul; it also places an emphasis on the actual observational process related to creativity. 

Voilà!

Thread on linen (work in progress), thread on linen, 6" hoop

- front -

'La Creatività' (finished), thread on linen, 6" hoop

- back -


Please see my: 'You are two-faced...' post.

ARINA'S SILENCE

I have just discovered the evocative work of Russian painter Arina Gordienko, who, as a mature student, gained an MA in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Art and Design, University of the Arts London, in 2008. 

In her self portraits and also her drawings there is the constant use of the colour red, which, as well as representing beauty in Russian folklore, is symbol of connection with the Universe and everything that's in it, according to Buddhist teachings. 

By including it so strongly in her work, she wants to send a message of hope out to the world.

LISTEN TO THE SILENCE, OPUS 2
oil on canvas
170/150cm
2008