‘Following the Footprints’,
@michellefavin debut solo exhibition, opens in one week!
In her latest body of abstract work, Favin draws inspiration from The Ten Oxherding Images, a Zen Buddhist text from the 12th century consisting of ten figurative paintings with short poems accompanying each image. The visual narrative depicts the journey from the early stages of a meditative practice and to ultimately, a return to the original self.
In the artist’s own words, “I created these paintings not as someone who has figured out each stage of the journey, but as someone who is in process of living through each stage moment by moment. They are a response and a guide to the overstimulation, stillness, grief and joy all tangled up in our modern world - a way for me to make sense of the environment around me. Despite being presented linearly, I rarely experience the stages as so. I am constantly jumping back and forth, seeking a sense of inner knowing and connection to something far bigger than my own single story.”
See all ten paintings and more next week March 30th on opening night from 6-8 pm! The artist will be in attendance.
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