OTHER WORKS
Art has an ability to display human feelings in an unadulterated form. I have never been great at expressing in words the deep emotions which I experience, however they always surface in my paintings as a sort of post-traumatic catharsis. My mixed media portraits always deal with the portrayal of human emotions: love, passion, grief, and loneliness. I use symbolism and metaphors to convey themes of social-alienation and ennui. My work is largely unpremeditated; it is a creative process that requires time and patience. It is a process of destruction and rebuilding until I find the right expression in continual dialogue with the painting. For me painting is an escape from the chaotic world we live in, to a place somewhere in between the real and the abstract. This is an introspective process, where the reflective journey itself is as important as the final artwork.
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Darcie's abstract realism is inspired by emotional and metaphysical events, often dealing with obsession and alienation through use of symbolism, depth, and colour.