Zoe Eagan

Portraiture is one of the longest standing artistic traditions. The artist strives to render the essence of her subject. This, however, begs the question, “where does that essence reside?” Through an absurdist lens of abstraction, the forms I create tell the parables of my childhood and coming of age. I imbue each figure with personality and purpose as I create a world of my own. Here I can examine, from the outside looking in, the events that shaped me. In order to gain distance, I use inanimate objects rather than the human figure. The plants and rocks are my synecdoches, the acting stand-ins for those I portray. They take on a life and a language of their own as their previous status as insentient beings comes into question. I use an implied narrative, lush surfaces, and sewn details to seduce the viewer. The sumptuous array of textures that envelop the forms begs to be fondled and caressed. The liminal space between unease and humor, seduction and denial, is where this work resides.
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