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Interrupting a Portrait
Drowning yet Surviving
Drowning yet Surviving is a part of my Interrupting a Portrait series which focused on the idea of experimenting with different ways to interrupt a traditional portrait.
Artist Statement:
This painting is a powerful representation of the mental health struggle one feels on the inside, becoming so much that it has to escape somehow. Feeling as though you are drowning on the inside, the “blood drip” of beads is a representation of it escaping. Yet her calm expression is her trying, and succeeding on just surviving through the internal battle.
Won the Distinguished Reputational Award, at the Open Sky Arts North East Art Exhibition 2023, in Chetwynd BC.
Artist Statement:
This painting is a powerful representation of the mental health struggle one feels on the inside, becoming so much that it has to escape somehow. Feeling as though you are drowning on the inside, the “blood drip” of beads is a representation of it escaping. Yet her calm expression is her trying, and succeeding on just surviving through the internal battle.
Won the Distinguished Reputational Award, at the Open Sky Arts North East Art Exhibition 2023, in Chetwynd BC.
Like Fine China
Like Fine China is a part of my Interrupting a Portrait series which focused on the idea of experimenting with different ways to interrupt a traditional portrait.
Villainous Royalty
Villainous Royalty is a part of my Interrupting a Portrait series which focused on the idea of experimenting with different ways to interrupt a traditional portrait.
Single Line
Single Line is a part of my Interrupting a Portrait series which focused on the idea of experimenting with different ways to interrupt a traditional portrait.
Not a Paid Advertisement
Not a Paid Advertisement is a part of my Interrupting a Portrait series which focused on the idea of experimenting with different ways to interrupt a traditional portrait.
Self Care
"Self Care is What You Need to Shine Brighter Than Your Anxiety" is a part of my Interrupting a Portrait series which focused on the idea of experimenting with different ways to interrupt a traditional portrait.
Artist Statement:
My name is Samantha Wigglesworth, a local artist in Fort St John. This work is one that is very personal to me, not only because it is my first self portrait but because it is a representation of my struggles over the last few years. I am someone who suffers from poor mental health, specifically anxiety. Something that I wanted to represent in my self portrait as it is something that I feel I have finally tamed. The eyes in the background are a representation of the anxiety that always follows but as you can see from the pink glowing neon light, representing self care, it is less of an overpowering darkness. The goal is not to make them disappear entirely but to use self care to help lessen the anxiety in the day to day operation and to “shine brighter”.
The portrait itself is a reflection of the confidence I have established. I show this through an assured striking brush stroke which is a kind of painting style or technique that I have always admired as confident and statement making. Therefore I employed it as the boldest strokes I have used thus far in my career. I use this piece as a reflection of that fought for self-assuredness.
Artist Statement:
My name is Samantha Wigglesworth, a local artist in Fort St John. This work is one that is very personal to me, not only because it is my first self portrait but because it is a representation of my struggles over the last few years. I am someone who suffers from poor mental health, specifically anxiety. Something that I wanted to represent in my self portrait as it is something that I feel I have finally tamed. The eyes in the background are a representation of the anxiety that always follows but as you can see from the pink glowing neon light, representing self care, it is less of an overpowering darkness. The goal is not to make them disappear entirely but to use self care to help lessen the anxiety in the day to day operation and to “shine brighter”.
The portrait itself is a reflection of the confidence I have established. I show this through an assured striking brush stroke which is a kind of painting style or technique that I have always admired as confident and statement making. Therefore I employed it as the boldest strokes I have used thus far in my career. I use this piece as a reflection of that fought for self-assuredness.
Embroidered Tattoos
Embroidered Tattoos is a part of my Interrupting a Portrait series which focused on the idea of experimenting with different ways to interrupt a traditional portrait.
Glass Tears 2
Glass Tears 1 is a part of my Interrupting a Portrait series which focused on the idea of experimenting with different ways to interrupt a traditional portrait.
Glass Tears 1
Glass Tears 1 is a part of my Interrupting a Portrait series which focused on the idea of experimenting with different ways to interrupt a traditional portrait.
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