Chelsea Nicholls

Visual Art – Adelaide

We use social media to self-curate an image and construct an identity piece-by-piece, creating a projection of ourselves that fits an ideal. Using candy colours and embellishments, I create the vague shape of a face. My painting style is my own personal brand of torture. I construct an image and then proceed to tear it to pieces in an attempt to create a balance between opposing marks. I force elements into the image, layer upon layer, until an equilibrium is reached between what is revealed and what is obscured.