Enlightenment
Materials
Acrylic on Canvas
Year
2021
This is an exploration of the self; a journey towards achieving a personal utopia by rejecting the systems that hold us back
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-9.8 m/s2, Acrylic on canvas, 2021, 30" x 40"
The beginning starts with a claustrophobic perception of helplessness. “-9.8m/s2” represents the memory of being in a room filled with knowledge that was never put into practice due to the fear of failure.
Utopian Flight, Acrylic on canvas, 2021, 36" x 48"
Utopia is a literal detachment from the physical world, a denial of societal norms that do not allow us to see further than the horizon. It is a cry to elevate oneself and see the world outside the eyes of a system
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Utopia, Acrylic on canvas, 2021, 36" x 48"
Utopia is about mindfulness of the present and resilience of emotions. This piece speaks to the moment when one emerges from the darkness of the cave *
Plato's Allegory of the Cave
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Enlightenment, Acrylic on canvas, 2021, 18" x 24"
Enlightenment is both the ability to choose and the awareness of power.