Mine are the Dreams of the Sleepless
4 – 22 November 2009
Opening preview: Wednesday 4 November 5.30 – 7.30pm
Artist Statement:
“My paintings are inspired by dreams, the mysteries of the unconscious mind and elements of everyday emotions that are easier painted than expressed through words. I like to use symbols and metaphors as they are present in our dreams, disguising the wonderful and the terrible, the fears, wishes and hopes, puzzling the dreamer upon awaking.”
- Jinx 09
Exhibition Statement:
“Mine are the dreams of the sleepless” is like a big headline for my style of art – a line that has been in my head for years, ever since I started turning my dreams into paintings. It sometimes feels like I have several people’s dreams in my head because the contents are too bizarre. They seem as though they must originate from more than one person’s sleeping brain. These people are left sleepless now, as I have their dreams. Some paintings in this exhibition are directly painted dreams, whereas others stem from everyday emotions wrapped into symbols, colours and stardust – the fabric dreams are made from.
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