Self Awareness IV is a raw, emotionally charged work by interdisciplinary activist artist Erin McGrath Rieke, created with black and gray acrylics on recycled paper. The piece feels like a visceral unraveling—its bold, clashing strokes battling for space, as if struggling just to breathe. Part of her Turbulence Behind Tranquility series, this work 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, Rieke captures 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
artwork: acrylic on paper
original: one-of-a-kind artwork
size: 11 w x 14 h x 1.5 d in
shipping: all shipments for JUST E PRODUCTIONS are brought to UPS each Friday by 12 pm CST. While each shipment time varies, domestic shipments for the continental US usually take 5-7 days.
pick up: local clients and collectors that elect to pick up works from just e collections will be contacted directly via email to make arrangements.
returns: details on returns can be found here.
Self Awareness IV is a raw, emotionally charged work by interdisciplinary activist artist Erin McGrath Rieke, created with black and gray acrylics on recycled paper. The piece feels like a visceral unraveling—its bold, clashing strokes battling for space, as if struggling just to breathe. Part of her Turbulence Behind Tranquility series, this work 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, Rieke captures 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
artwork: acrylic on paper
original: one-of-a-kind artwork
size: 11 w x 14 h x 1.5 d in
shipping: all shipments for JUST E PRODUCTIONS are brought to UPS each Friday by 12 pm CST. While each shipment time varies, domestic shipments for the continental US usually take 5-7 days.
pick up: local clients and collectors that elect to pick up works from just e collections will be contacted directly via email to make arrangements.
returns: details on returns can be found here.
