Project Statement for:       

Allie Painter, Jeepers Peepers, Acrylic on Wood (2024), 12" diameter, $185

I emphasize the rekindling of innate human vulnerability and innocence often taken from us. Mourning this loss and growing around the remains as time continues. But with growth comes altered perceptions. Morphing my suppressed realities into nightmarish distortions. I confront the non-linear nature of processing my twisted perceptions through watercolor, acrylic paint, and other mixed media. I create narratives of longing, delusion, and daydreaming through symbolism. I produce a limbo between the real and the imaginary as I face these repressed thoughts. My work is a representation of my mental state. 

I live in a hyperreality through my aesthetic and symbols, rewriting what is lost and embracing renewed vulnerability. Hyperrealization, at its core, is a concept in post-structuralism that generates a cultural state of confusion between signs and symbols that represent reality. Structuralism, a theory of consciousness that analyzes the basic elements of mental experiences and how they combine to form complex ones, defines my practice. It works to uncover the structural patterns that underlie all the things humans think, perceive, and feel. 

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