2018
The inspiration for Pink Cellophane came from a song I co-produced with someone, which is also named Cellophane. This painting is a visual manifestation of the song and was designed to be viewed while listening to the song. Cellophane is about burning out – while the painting only tells one side of this story, it is not co-dependent on Grey Cellophane (the complimentary painting) as each voice tells a different story.
In the top left-hand corner, the journey to burning out begins. The female narrating the story becomes corrupted by the overwhelming busyness of overcommitment. She is exposed to all the appealing opportunities that come her way and happily accepts each opportunity. The colourful opportunities bloom but hide the sinister outcome of burnout, which becomes more tangible as she continues to pile up more burdens. What appears obvious to onlookers, is invisible to the one person that matters.
Both the painting and song ultimately serve as a social commentary and cautionary tale about those who cannot, or do not, see the value in saying, “no”.
To listen to the song, please click here.
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