Nine Years of Silence (2021)Mixed-media painting by Ayna Paisley

Original artwork with elements of collage. This piece is part of the ongoing series 'Hiraeth' in which I try to process the feeling of nostalgia.
Size of the artwork: 80x60x2 cm
This painting was part of 'The Resilient Self II" exhibition in Espacio Gallery, London in October 2020.
Shipped ready to hang in a wooden shadow-box frame of natural color.

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Artist Statement:
Hiraeth – a word that at once signifies homesickness, nostalgia, and grief caused by the yearning for a place you can no longer return to. This multi-layered Welsh word fully embodies the spirit of my project.

For this series of mixed media paintings, I have chosen to incorporate elements of paper collage intertwined with traditional painting. The ‘cutouts’ are sourced from paintings of old masters, antique illustrations, and found vintage photos - the perfect metaphor for “memory”. By cooperating with painters and photographers through the time I am searching for answers to questions - are memories best left untouched, a perfect record of the past? Or are they something to be part of our present?

Details:

• Mixed-media painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 63.5 x 83.5 x 3.5cm (framed)
• Framed and ready to hang
• Signed on the front
• Style: Collage
• Subject: People and portraits

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