Bachelor of Fine Art (Visual Art)
Oil Paint
61.5 x 82.0 cm
2022
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About this artwork
In this piece a tiger leaps to attack. The tiger's stripes unravel & house three figures who represent archetypes that exist in all of us. The crouching figure represents our vulnerable inner-child, who clings to a second figure for protection. The second figure holds the tiger’s stripes like reigns and represents our inner warrior energy. The third figure tries to calm the latter and represents inner wisdom. This piece is about patterns of human reactivity and our potential to interrupt old behaviours and make intentional choices.
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Artwork History
Mar 09, 2024
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About the artist
Cynthia Howard is a contemporary artist based in Sydney, Australia working mostly in oil paints. Her concepts come from stream-of-consciousness and either manifest as the free-flowing lines in her colourful abstract figures, or as the surrealist undertones in her realistically painted compositions. Sometimes she combines realism with her abstract figures in one concept. Cynthia Howard’s work surrounds an interest in self determination and touches on the subjects of life philosophy, psychology, and personal to interpersonal relationships. Her paintings deal predominately with the richness of our internal world and musings about how we radiate energy and intention to our outer world. | www.cynthiahoward.com
Curriculum Vitae
Bachelor of Fine Art (Acting)
Art Edit Magazine - Gallery panel feature of painting ‘This too shall pass’
Studio Visit in A/E magazine
Bluethumb Art Prize Portraiture Award Finalist
Bluethumb 2022 Portrait Prize Finalist
Selected for publication in ‘100 Emerging Artworks for 2023’
Gallery of Modern Art - Artist talk and drawing workshop
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