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Other details :
Artwork on supported wooden frame. Artwork framed.
Dimensions :
47.2x39.4in
About this artwork
Note: This piece of art will be in a Showcase in Northern Ireland and unavailable on the Website from 18th April for 3 months. You can purchase before this date. Thank you
I was challenged to create a self-portrait and as the piece evolved it resulted in an unusual composition as rather than fully focusing on my image, it also depicted my strength of character in life size.
Using the complexities of my art as a distraction helps with pain management.… From the light touch of the brush to the force that it inflicts hopefully indicates how strong the medium of art can be.
Depicting myself standing over the image in a dominant position although rarely able to do this when I am painting. My composure is serene and strength is undeniable as I force the image 'off' the canvas. Every stroke inflicts agony.
The roles are reversed in this piece as the sadist causing the suffering becomes the sufferer. Using the brush like a weapon to inflict extreme physical and mental torture.
Janice Lightowler is an accomplished multi award winning oil painter with a BA Hons Degree in Art and Design from Ulster University, Northern Ireland, whose practice grew amidst personal and political upheaval. She employs meticulous, naturalistic techniques on a large scale, using a single tiny brush per canvas to achieve radiant luminosity and astonishing detail in her landscapes and portraits. The brush is then attached to the back of the canvas and remains with the piece. Starting with only a few marks on the canvas, Janice pushes the concept of standard composition. All these techniques have been developed to help her manage and control extreme spinal pain and the complexities of each piece consumes her. Her emotionally charged works blend nostalgia, despair, hope, and pain, inviting viewers into a space where beauty and suffering coexist, ultimately uplifting and deeply moving all who encounter them.