Conversations with Myself
This is a Saggital
view of the artist's brain. A Sagittal plane is a vertical plane
which passes from anterior to posterior, dividing the body into right and left
halves.The artist uses bold, saturated colours in Conversations with
Myself: Internal Dialogue which starts with the images and blend into the
final product.Conversations with Myself: Face Off the artist tries to
confront the digital humanness of the MRI and displays staring down at oneself.
The medium used is solar plate Etching and Pastel on Paper
Elizabeth
Jameson has produced art based on MRI scans of her own brain. While what we see
is the anatomical view of the brain the artist wants us to see the beauty and
intrigue in it. Essentially a law graduate, her life drastically changed after
being diagnosed with progressive Multiple Sclerosis. What followed was a spate
of MRIs but it also tweaked her fascination for how her brain looked and what
was I store for her. This was the thing that triggered the art and the artist
on her personal journey with the disease developed the fascinating art. On her
blog it is stated “My intent is to create images that show the splendour of the
brain, with all its powers to change, adapt, and confound. This work
expands the conventional definition of portraiture by questioning what it means
to be human and by challenging viewers to see themselves as more than simply
their likeness”.
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