In The Picture: Clea van der Grijn's disembodied adventures
The disembodied adventures of Cléa is a series of new paintings from Sligo-based visual artist, film maker and writer Clea van der Grijn, inspired by Lewis Carroll's iconic novel Alice in Wonderland - enjoy a gallery of images from The disembodied adventures of Cléa above.
Van der Grijn utilises popular imagery from the book, along with its themes of displacement and transformation to reflect her own experiences with personality disorder, addiction and recovery, and to illustrate both the complexity and absurdity of what it is to be human.
These new works on canvas demonstrate the artist's process-orientated philosophy, whereby compositions are formed in an unconventional and impulsive manner. Often deconstructed and reformed, the paintings deliberately reveal traces of their history, whereby the nature of their materiality is brought to the foreground.
The disembodied adventures of Cléa is at Solomon Fine Art, Dublin, from 9th February – 4th March, 2023 - find out more here.
