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By Sofia Wicks
Unique
‘Blue Portrait, was the first distorted portrait I ever made, and it’s where the Monster series began. The face stays calm and composed, but its features have quietly shifted out of place. I wanted to paint what saving face feels like: holding yourself together on the surface, pretending everything is fine, while something underneath gives way. Looking back, this painting opened the door to everything that followed, the idea that a figure could carry its inner state on the outside, and that distortion could tell the truth a likeness can’t.’ - Wicks
By Sofia Wicks
Unique
‘Blue Portrait, was the first distorted portrait I ever made, and it’s where the Monster series began. The face stays calm and composed, but its features have quietly shifted out of place. I wanted to paint what saving face feels like: holding yourself together on the surface, pretending everything is fine, while something underneath gives way. Looking back, this painting opened the door to everything that followed, the idea that a figure could carry its inner state on the outside, and that distortion could tell the truth a likeness can’t.’ - Wicks