Ophelia

Shakespeare’s Ophelia is torn between two contradictory poles.

To her father and brother, Ophelia is the eternal virgin, the vessel of morality whose purpose is to be a dutiful wife and steadfast mother. To Hamlet, she is a sexual object, a corrupt and deceitful lover.
She has no way to reconcile the contradictory selves her men demand that she be and still retain an equilibrium. Ophelia's desperation drives her into madness, drowning metaphorically and then literally.

This work is symbolic of the struggle for personal identity against the expectations of others.

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David Wells was born 1977 into an artistic family. He is an eclectic artist having worked professionally as an actor, graphic artist, dancer, web designer, circus and street performer, musician, children's entertainer and visual artist.

He has exhibited extensively, and has been award over 30 prizes for his art.

His work has been regularly published in international journals, and has featured on the cover of both “The Artists Magazine” (2009) and “The Pastel Journal.” (2009 and 2014)
In 2014 his portrait of HRH Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge was accepted as a gift by the Royal Family and now hangs in Kensington Palace.

"I believe that a living person is more interesting then any artwork ever made; therefore, everyone is a masterpiece waiting to be painted.”