Completed: 2022 Materials: Mixed media. Acrylic, ink, markers, glitter, & reflective gold discs on 300gms cold pressed art paper Size: 40x50cms with a 2cm white edge (paper size 42x52cms) Frame Size: 52x72cm & 3.5cm deep About: This Collection can be viewed at Sugar & Nice Cafe in Inglewood, Perth WA. This piece was created as part of my Masked collection for the 'Polarity' group abstract art exhibition held at Old Habits Bar in November 2022. Masked is a collection of mixed media, abstract paintings expressing the constant, exhaustive battle of living with & masking severe symptoms of ADHD & the genuine self, to fit into a world whose expectations deny a sense of ever truly belonging. The pieces depict white noise representative of masking, & its purpose is to show the level of distraction & frustration that masking creates in addition to what is an already exhaustive state of mind for people struggling with neurodivergence in a neurotypically geared world. Whilst this body of work was created around my own lifelong journey with ADHD before & after diagnosis, it is inclusive for all people who feel they mask, to varying degrees, their genuine selves to meet expectation and fit the societal mould. Only once we collectively unmask and let the entirety of our unique selves shine uninhibited and celebrated will we all truly belong.
