Colored pencil on paper
32x24cm
2023
 
 
“Conversations with my inner Child” is a series of drawings that emerged from my personal experience with depression. Employing a healing technique used in therapy, I engaged in internal dialogues with my inner child while protecting myself from the inner critic. The drawings explore profound topics often dismissed in today's power-driven and consumer-centric world: love, kindness, harmony, beauty. Vibrant color pencils were chosen as the medium to reconnect with childhood and evoke the uninhibited creativity associated with that time. The abstract fluid shapes in the drawings have no concrete borders, symbolizing the ever evolving nature of the internal dialogue. The vibrant color gradients used in the compositions draw inspiration from nature and the uninhibited expressions found in children's drawings. Each drawing is accompanied by a numbered name, signifying the amount of time dedicated to its creation.
 
Beauty and Banality was the topic of the inner conversation, during creation of this drawing. The color scheme came from a rose flower.
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