ABOUT
Self Awareness IV is a raw, emotionally charged work I created using black and gray acrylics on recycled paper. The piece feels like a visceral unraveling, with bold, clashing strokes battling for space, as if struggling just to breathe. Part of my Turbulence Behind Tranquility series, it gives form to the inner storm that rages behind an outwardly composed exterior. The recycled paper, worn and textured, evokes the feeling of skin—marked by experience and bearing the weight of every brushstroke. In the jagged black lines and smeared gray swirls, I capture the messy, disorienting process of personal discovery. Self Awareness IV doesn’t seek to be beautiful; instead, it stands unapologetically real, laying bare the chaos and fragility of confronting oneself.
artist: Erin McGrath Rieke
created: 2018
series: Reflections, Turbulence Behind Tranquility
subject: abstract
styles: abstract
mediums: acrylic
DETAILS
artwork: acrylic on paper
original: one-of-a-kind artwork
size: 11 w x 14 h x 1.5 d
frame: optional
ABOUT
Self Awareness IV is a raw, emotionally charged work I created using black and gray acrylics on recycled paper. The piece feels like a visceral unraveling, with bold, clashing strokes battling for space, as if struggling just to breathe. Part of my Turbulence Behind Tranquility series, it gives form to the inner storm that rages behind an outwardly composed exterior. The recycled paper, worn and textured, evokes the feeling of skin—marked by experience and bearing the weight of every brushstroke. In the jagged black lines and smeared gray swirls, I capture the messy, disorienting process of personal discovery. Self Awareness IV doesn’t seek to be beautiful; instead, it stands unapologetically real, laying bare the chaos and fragility of confronting oneself.
artist: Erin McGrath Rieke
created: 2018
series: Reflections, Turbulence Behind Tranquility
subject: abstract
styles: abstract
mediums: acrylic
DETAILS
artwork: acrylic on paper
original: one-of-a-kind artwork
size: 11 w x 14 h x 1.5 d
frame: optional
