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The Fibres of Our Being 1

Mehdia Hassan

I created this work to better reflect on and understand the ways in which the pandemic has changed the meaning of community. I used visual metaphors to demonstrate the need for social support and community connection, in maintaining our wellness during the pandemic; I was reflecting on the experience of delivering virtual arts programming for youth; I was fascinated about the paradox of staying physically apart, but emotionally and mentally close. I was also reflecting about the challenges of staying hopeful about the light at the end of the tunnel, especially when I had really felt hopeless during the lockdowns.

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Representative Image

Subject

acrylic paintings (visual works)

Title

The Fibres of Our Being 1

Identifier

01192022-1a

Creator

Mehdia Hassan

Description

An acrylic painting of a skyline rooted in red lines of muscle fiber swirling up to a blue sky against a glowing orange backdrop. At the bottom of the spiral, the skyline is white on a black background, and further up, the skyline is white against the overall orange. The dark red of the muscle tissue grows smaller and smaller into the center of the spiral, where there is a circle of blue sky with puffy white clouds.

Date Submitted

January 1, 1970

Language

English

Spatial Coverage

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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43.6534817

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A photograph of an acrylic painting on canvas depicting a campfire at what appears to be shortly before nightfall, the sky is not visible. The firepit is made out of stone and brick arranged in a circular pattern, surrounding a pile of logs and sticks that are blazing orange, yellow, and white with the heat of fire, illuminating the grass around it.

Campfire 13

A photograph of an acrylic painting on canvas depicting a scenic view of a man sitting, tending to a campfire on a patch of land overlooking a lake. The firepit is large with a tall, crackling fire. The man is poking at it with a long stick. The moon shines over the lake, the deep blue of the sky reflected in it. A forested green brush of trees surrounds the lake and is also reflected on the water.

Campfire 10

A photograph of an acrylic painting of two women sitting by a campfire, drinking wine, overlooking a lake framed by trees. The campfire is large, the fire tall. The sky is a cloudy dusk.

Campfire 14

A photograph of an acrylic painting of a man and woman sitting around a campfire, during dusk. The man is holding a guitar, the woman watching the fire. The fire is wide but low, illuminating the grass and trees.

Campfire 9

A photograph of an acrylic painting of a girl sitting in the grass next to a large, smoky campfire, roasting a marshmallow at night. The girl has fair skin and is wearing a yellow shirt and has shoulder length blonde hair. She is illuminated by the yellow, orange, and white glow of the fire.

Campfire 11

A photograph of an acrylic painting of a girl crouching in the grass next to a campfire, roasting a marshmallow at night. She has fair skin and is wearing a blue shirt, blue shorts, and has shoulder length brown hair. The fire is medium sized, illuminating the scenery around them.

Campfire 12

A photograph of an acrylic painting of three fair-skinned girls playing with sparklers in front of a campfire during the night, their arms outstretched in different poses. The fire is illuminating the grass around them, and a lake is in the background.

Pieces

María Ximena Hernández Rayas

A photograph of an acrylic painting on cardboard. Painted over a black background, is a woman’s face with skin in hues of pink and purple, and pink ears with black earrings. She has 4 purple eyes: two on the left and two on the right, as well as one blue eye in the center of her forehead, all of which are looking in different directions. Her face is split down the center so that the blue eye and bright red lips are separated in two. In the lower left corner is a small white artist signature.

Butterflies

María Ximena Hernández Rayas

A photograph of a marker drawing on paper. Over the white background is an image of a woman with pale-pink skin, freckles over her cheeks, dark blue eyebrows and shoulder length dark blue hair. She is wearing black earrings and a purple crystal necklace. Her mouth is open and there are blue butterflies climbing out of it, while others fly around her head. She has elf-like pointy ears with small black earrings in them. She also has an open third eye on her forehead with a light pink iris, and her eyes are dripping with tears.

Pour paints 3

A photograph of a colorful, abstract canvas painting. The painting was created by a poured paint method, resulting in curvy organic shapes and cells. Bright orange, purple, green and blue paints move inward from the left edge toward the green, red, and yellow paints coming in from the right edge. These colors don’t exactly mix, but intertwine with each other into a freeform stream down the center of the canvas. White paint fills the gaps between these interactions and mixes with the other colors.

Pour paints 1

A photograph of a colorful, abstract canvas painting. The painting was created by a poured paint method, resulting in curvy organic shapes and spots. Starting from the left edge and moving to the right, a pastel multicolor cloud and dark blue waves bump into a large cascade of dark orange and maroon. Black paint fills the gaps between these interactions, but small yellow spots cover the canvas and brighten the scene.

Pour paints 2

A photograph of six canvas paintings on a green paint splotted background, arranged in two rows of three. These paintings were created by a poured paint method, resulting in curvy organic shapes and spots. They are all quite similar in color and composition, aside from differences in arrangement. In each painting, dark blue and purple waves bump into other cascading paints. Other colors present are dark orange, maroon, bright white, pink, and yellow. Five of the six paintings are also covered in a layer of small yellow spots. Black paint fills the gaps.