With gentle inevitably comes darkness, a dualism Barcelona-based artist Connor Addison (beforehand) finds endlessly intriguing. “We so often forget to embrace the shadow as it’s presumed unloveable or is invisible,” he says.
Addison pulls at what he finds “in the space between our joy, passion, conscious thought and our fear…what lies in the shadows of our mind.” He typically begins a portray with an inquiry or thought that turns into an allegory. “Brothers II,” for instance, got here from the next questions: “What is a sibling relationship? How do play and manipulation function between siblings?”
“Visualisation can be so spontaneous,” he provides. “The whole painting just emerges while brushing my teeth for example.”
Working in muted palettes of earth tones, Addison renders cubist figures with pointed flesh and geometric limbs. Stripping away clothes and distinctive facial options appeals to common emotions and feelings, like unconditional love, anguish, and curiosity. He provides:
I like the concept somebody 2,000 years sooner or later or previous would nonetheless discover a work significant and intelligible, even perhaps on an alien planet! Allegory is a robust factor. Its recognition died as faith fell out of vogue, and we turned extra literate, however I like a narrative captured in picture. It may say a lot greater than the phrase.
Addison is getting ready for his subsequent solo present with Aktion Artwork in 2026. Comply with his work on Instagram.
