Alegria 2019
by Andy Farr MA Fine Art Painting
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h 120 x w 90 x d 4 cm h 47.2 x w 35.4 x d 1.6 in |
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Description
Alegria is based on one from a series of photographs that Susana took of herself. They reflect on her difficult childhood, and resonate with the line by Kierkegaard: "The greatest hazard of all, losing one's self, can occur very quietly in the world, as if it were nothing at all. No other loss can occur so quietly; any other loss - an arm, a leg, five dollars, a wife, etc. - is sure to be noticed.“
The painting combines the photograph with another taken at a funfair when Susana was about 9. She remembers this scene because it was from a brief period which was “the happiest in my life … I had a tonne of friends, was doing great at school, even had a 'boyfriend', and was generally a happy go lucky child … the word at the top reads Alegria - Joy in English”