Homo Ignarus

“What does it mean to be conscious?... To be sentient? Can we really ask that question ‘Who am I’, or is it more appropriate to ask “What am I?”

This oil painting is a commission for Prodigy Films.

Homo Ignarus is an upcoming Independent Feature film, being produced and shot in Western Australia.
The story follows Ava who attempts to find proof of God’s existence in a bid to retrieve her sister, Maria, back to the church before the coming predicted apocalypse of the new millennium.

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Casey Thornton is a figurative realist oil painter from regional Western Australia, with a keen interest in the techniques used by the old masters. Her keenly observed and highly detailed works aim to capture an authentic representation of the world, and invite a quiet moment of pause, introspection and welcome respite from a constantly ‘switched on’ world.

Thornton studied a Bachelor of Humanities (Fine Art) at Curtin University, and in recent years has studied at The Art Academy in Adelaide. Her artworks are held in private collections across Australia and overseas, and one piece has been selected for inclusion in ‘The Nova Collection’ lunar time capsule.