The Open Palette

 Featured Member

Art Gallery of Grande Prairie September - December 2022 Grande Prairie, Alberta

Integrate comes from a line of work portraying the experiences in the modern world. Technology has become so interconnected with everyday activities, it is now difficult to be separate from it and this has caused adverse mental health issues, especially in younger generations. I brought together the order of technology and the chaos of mental health into this surreal portrait.

The circuits and disconnected sections represent our ever evolving integration with technology; whereas the shattered top half of the painting is the resulting disorder of our psychology and mental health. As more people become aware of the importance of mental health, it has become a grand part of the discussion about our lifestyles, environment, and well-being.