'Void'

Name: 'Void'
Brand: Liberty's Studio
Price: 666.60 GBP
Availability: InStock

Have you ever heard the expression “chipping away at something”? It means to gradually chip away at something you make it weaker and less likely to succeed by repeated efforts.

I wanted to depict the feeling of losing your sense of identity and personality through consistent trauma. Some traumas we’re faced with, we just have to watch. A lot of times we feel powerless, there are some things that happen to you that you just can’t prevent, stop or fix, as they are completely out of your control.

Through this, you can silently lose yourself.

I painted this piece in 2021. It was the first painting I created out of expression.

Before this, I had just painted what I thought would look aesthetically pleasing. Whilst that’s still what art is about, ‘Void’ was eye-opening for me. Forgive the pun.

I actually had a completely different idea for what I wanted to create when I started this piece. I was trying a different style but it still started from aesthetics. And as I continued painting, it just didn’t feel right.

I didn’t know this at the time but it wasn’t telling the right story.

So I sat down and sketched a new plan. And without even realising, I was expressing how I was feeling at the time.

So here, ‘Void’ was born.

Looking back, I sense this piece had something to do with my parent’s divorce, losing a parent, and moving house, all within a couple of years whilst juggling finishing my A-levels and moving into University through the Covid-19 pandemic.

Maybe it had something to do with that. Or maybe it’s just a really cool idea.

Now, when I look at this piece, I feel that my emotions were drained. My identity was vanishing. My energy was dissipating. Right before my eyes. And I was scared.

For those of you that love a time lapse, play the video below to watch me paint this piece from start to finish.