SHADOW (2019-2021)

SHADOW is a series of charcoal and painted portraits about oppression, identity and the self. Influenced by Carl Jung’s ideas around the shadow self – made from repressed desire, ideas, instinct, and our weaknesses and shortcomings, these bold portraits to highlight my own repressed emotions, humility and attitudes towards oppressive social constructs surrounding gender and race. The subjects are predominantly people of colour, who I have met whilst travelling. Their stories, connection and sense of solidarity motivated me to create this body of work. Throughout creating SHADOW the faces become experimental, progressively abstract, expressionist and the introduction of colour has been an enjoyable and a pivotal moment of growth in my creative development and style.

Everyone carries a shadow, and the less it is embodied in the individual’s conscious life, the blacker and denser it is. At all counts, it forms an unconscious snag, thwarting our most well-meant intentions” – Carl Jung

Memento Mori
Memento Mori 1, 2020, Pencil on Paper, 295 x 420mm
We/Us
We/Us, 2021, Charcoal on Paper, 420 x 594mm
Sad Woman, 2018, 420mm x 594mm
Sad Woman, 2018, Charcoal on Paper, 420 x 594mm
Stern Man, 2019, 297 x 420mm
Stern Man, 2019, Mixed Media on Paper, 297 x 420mm
Another Screaming Man, 2019, 420mm x 594mm
Another Screaming Man, Mixed Media on Paper, 2019, 420 x 594mm
Memento Mori #2
Memento Mori 2, 2020, Pencil on Paper, 420 x 594mm
Man Screaming, 2018, 420mm x 594mm
Screaming Man, 2018, Charcoal on Paper, 420 x 594mm
• 2020 Winner at AtWork Art Award
• 2019 Finalist at South Perth Emerging Artist Award
Angry Woman, 2019, Sad Woman, 2018, 420mm x 594mm
Angry Woman, 2019, Sad Woman, Charcoal on Paper, 2018, 420 x 594mm
Angry Boy, 2019, 297 x 420mm
Angry Boy, 2019, Charcoal on Paper, 297 x 420mm
Yelling Face, 2019, 420mm x 594mm
Yelling Face, 2019, Mixed Media on Paper, 420 x 594mm
Another Screaming Man, 2019
Yet Another Screaming Man, Mixed Media on Paper, 2019