Luci Whitelake

Luci Whitelake

Art

Szentek: Come and See the Great Holy Spectacle (coloured pencil, acrylic paint and gouache on paper)

Temple Grave (coloured pencil, acrylic paint and gouache on paper)

In my pieces I wanted to explore the inevitable gap between self-expression and perception. In Szentek, I used the design principles of early 20^th century magazine covers and the symbol of the halo to comment on the idealised vision of ourselves we cultivate for others. In Temple Grave, I continued this to consider the desire for understanding and immortalisation, contemplating the uncontrollable nature of self-expression as something which warps according to the views and experiences of others.  I decided to express this through the analogous concept of death and legacies after life. In both, I was also exploring modes of cultural expression through the patterns and dolls of Indonesia and Hungary, applying the concept to broader cultural narratives.