ESPERANÇA

A tangle of dark, shadowy figures, confined within a limited space, contrasts with the figure of a young woman who firmly embraces her own body. No fear or terror emanates from her. She is powerful, grounded within herself, defying the darkness. Where life seems to sink into obscurity, the young woman opposes it with the light of self-love, as if she has understood that love for oneself is the foundation of human connection. 

  
Using simple means—contrasting colors and opposing bodily movements—the artist succeeds in portraying the horror and the strength of life in their intertwined nature, while still setting them apart. 

  
Text Lydia Spiekermann

Contrasting 

Ballet Swan Lake

I transform receipts into art pieces. Here, I interrupt the commodity-ex-

change relationship and shift its purpose. I tear this context apart with themes of passion and

desire.

Desire / D.....4

Something Smells in the Sink

This piece is part of an ongoing exploration of form, composition, and technique. Through intuitive processes, I experimented with the interaction of lines, textures, and shapes, allowing spontaneity to guide the work.

Model N23 in blue shirt

These were the flowers that were sent to Akiane Kramarik at the inauguration of the Beloved Gallery in

2023\. I was so taken by the beauty of these flowers that I decided to photograph them and then eventually paint them. When I started the painting I realize that the flowers have a distinctive glow. When I sent the photo to my iPad to start the painting, I noticed that the glow would disappeared. I tried to screenshot the photo and the glow would disappear as well. You can only see these flowers glowing on my phone. After this realization I knew I had to paint these flowers no matter how long and how much work it would take me. I view these flowers as a miracle and that's why I named them the painting "Miracle Roses. It has been the most challenging painting I have ever done taking me over 400 hours to complete. It is painted in acrylic 18 × 24 in size.

Miracle Roses

 I have depicted my national color of color patterns in the painting, but in these patterns moves a symbol that serves to clue the viewer in to the meaning of the painting. In the painting I address the issues of traditions, patterns, stereotypes and just everyday problems of the local society, although it is a national series, but it also reflects the universal tragedies of the world society, where freedom suffocates because of the immaturity of people to accept that we are all different and yet we are all one nation, a nation of people.

Niche

Private Flowers

The Lotus Bud

Rush Hour

The Death of Hector comments on the relationship often drawn between art and mythology, here contextualizing the slaying of the Trojan hero Hector amongst contemporary characters thus describing the perennial nature of the violence of war and the loss of life. 

The Death of Hector II

The South

Cafeteria

Poopy field/Landing

Please contact sue@athertongreen.art for availability 

"Are we nearly there yet?"

The topic of my work „LOCATION 1&2“ describes the chair as a placeholder for our human existence.

  
I have consciously worked with an empty space, with the lack of human presence, and the destruction of the chair as a seat and possibility of location.

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