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Giana Lawson | “Fuseli Rendition”

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A painting of a woman lying on her back with her arms and head dangling from the bed (as if having fainted) as a creature crouches on her chest in a hunched position; while the background consists of dark shadowed red curtains, with the head of a horse-like apparition peeking through.

Giana Lawson, "Fuseli Rendition," 2021, acrylic on canvas, 10" x 10"

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Having been assigned to create an abstracted version of a pre-twentieth century artwork, I've always been enamored with Henry Fuseli's 1781 oil painting "The Nightmare". I decided to use acrylic paint's bold colors to my advantage by contrasting gray shades with red and purple highlights. The apparent "draining" of color from the woman - magenta melting from her pallid complexion through her gown - is meant to represent the fear I interpret anyone would feel with that creature perched upon their sternum.

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