Sunburnt Sweater
Oil on linen
121.9 x 152.4 cm
Not For Sale
Sunburnt Sweater serves as a recollection of my time in the surreal space of Norfolk, Connecticut, where I attended the Yale Norfolk Residency last summer. This painting taps into larger themes of repression and shame as the sunburn across the main figure's chest is inverted, representing a psychological sunburn rather than a physical one. The searing of the skin recalls the pulsing heat one may feel when they experience a moment of shame. The painting also draws influence from Piero Della Francesca's Baptism of Christ with its central composition, low horizon, and the contrapposto pose of the main figure with an out-turned foot. Website | www.aaronfeltman.com Instagram | @aaronjfeltman
Exhibitions with this piece
AXA Art Prize 2020
AXA ART PRIZE 2020 FINALISTS
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