Disarm the Gods – 99x66cm

‘Disarm the Gods’ is inspired by the iconography of ancient Greek and Roman mythology, its folklore, and its religious paintings, recasting the contemporary woman as a powerful goddess of nature and a portrayal of femininity that we should celebrate, embrace and worship. God-like enigmatic female figures are submerged within a dramatic watery cloud-scape, blurring the lines between heaven and earth, between what we feel, and sense we may have lost within the walls of the Patriarchy. Portraying the existential dualities of light and dark, they transverse through a portal into an unknown time of fear and discomfort, longing for a deeper connection. The unsettling maelstroms in which these figures tumble and swirl into the vortex are their refuge, perhaps a pathway to enlightenment. They are immersed in the storm, the circularity flowing through all life, not separate or removed but intrinsically interconnected.