PERFORMANCE SPACE
HOLD SELF
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
PLATFORM ARTS IS WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE.
PLEASE CONTACT HELLO@PLATFORMARTS.ORG.AU FOR ANY ENQUIRIES.
This event has been cancelled. Please view the guided meditation video by Sasha Alexandria, commissioned by Platform Arts.
Make time for self-love and engage with the themes and artworks of HOLD in this special self-love meditation event.
Led by exhibiting artist Sasha Alexandria, this is an invitation to be present and to connect deeper with yourself and your body. The evening will be a short exercise in self-care, involving guided meditation & self-reflection.
Wear comfy clothes, bring a journal and something to write with, and a cushion or blanket to sit on.
Please arrive at 6:45PM for a 7PM start. The event will finish at 8PM.
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Fuelled by passion and curiosity for the human experience Sasha’s expressive art exposes an honest depiction of how it feels to live in a human suit.
Emerging figurative artist Sasha Alexandria, from the Macedon Ranges juxtaposes realistic renditions with abstract gestural oil paint to amplify the weight of human emotions and the tension of nature. Her revealing portraits fantasise flesh through contrasted, angular strokes that imitate the gravity and feeling of the body. The artist chooses to present prior layers of charcoal, poetic interlay, drips and playful mistakes to evoke the presence of a soul, inviting the viewer to complete the painting with their ideals and personal conditioning. She confronts the superficial male gaze by exploring nudity and intimacy as a reflection of the nakedness of the psyche. Sasha creates without a veil, she unmasks the Jungian shadow through the synergy of evident ‘mistakes’ and the disparity of emotion expressed in her paint work. This demonstrates all facets of self, life and death; as the essence of life lies in one's vulnerability. To Sasha, painting is psychological, what one perceives in the artist’s work is a mirror of the viewer's personal experience that cannot be replicated.
