Acrylic on canvas.
40x30"
Open Your Eyes depicts a person’s mind waking up. Similar to to escaping the matrix which can be a complex and challenging process, as it involves breaking free from the deeply ingrained societal norms, cultural beliefs, and personal habits that shape our perceptions and behaviours. Question your assumptions. Free your mind.
Clarke’s subject matter is deeply personal: his thoughts, experiences, and feelings boiled down to images in his head. He approaches painting without an agenda, moving away from meaning-making and letting his subconscious filter his practice.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
Clarke’s style could be described as Post-Impressionism. It is representational, but of emotional exposure rather than photographic surface. Nathan Clarke is a self-taught artist residing in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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