New Works: Respression of the Self: Emotion and Repression of the Self: Desire

Detail of Repression of the Self: Emotion, Artist: Andrew Binder, 2023

Detail of Repression of the Self: Desire, Artist: Andrew Binder, 2023

Both of these pieces began as one image, which was to be an experiment in fracturing and "destroying" the figure within a darker color palette than I have been using. Partly in preparation for a future project idea I have. The process quickly grew from being a simple test to a proper piece, which then grew into two related but separate pieces. The images are also informed by things I was thinking about while working on them. One of which being the various ways society attempts to destroy individuality and self-expression, and the effect on the psyche of those of us who don't feel we fit in a certain mold.