'Totem' is strength and ancient wisdom. It serves to remind us of our primal selves through a language of symbols. The tribal head observes us through an eye circled by an ouroboros - showing us the infinite cycles of the universe, which began long before us, and will continue once we disappear. Peeping through the top layer are frantic scratchings, suggesting a chaotic history lays beneath the surface.
Totem
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Artwork Details
Medium | Oil, Canvas, Ready to hang |
Dimensions | 45cm (W) x 90cm (H) x 4cm (D) |
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Artist Bio
Paula Maggs is an expressionist artist living and working in Melbourne. Her intuitive painting style conveys intense emotional states through colour and gestural mark making.
Maggs seeks to utilize the materiality of the paint to express psychological states. Her underlying concern is to dig beneath the facade of what it means to be human.
She completed a Master of Fine Art (with distinction) at RMIT in 2023.
Maggs has exhibited in both group and solo shows around Melbourne, as well as participating in a residency for Melbourne Fashion Week in 2021.
Previous study includes a Bachelor of Design Arts (with distinction) in 2021 from LCI Melbourne.
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Artwork: Totem