Which Side of You | Original Art | Illustration
Medium: Mixed media on A4 paper
Style: Expressive, Symbolic
Techniques: Layered brushwork, abstract form, contrast of light and shadow
Palette: Muted reds, warm neutrals, soft pastels – evoking introspection and self-reflection
Key Features: Two figures, a boxed space, mirrored forms, layers of perception
Description:
Created during Chapter 2 (2020 - 2023), this piece is part of the Versions of Robert Collection—a deeply personal body of work reflecting my journey through my mother’s stroke, dissociation, and eventual dementia. This period of my life involved immense inner soul work, each piece acting as a page in a diary, often accompanied by a poem or story.
A meditation on identity, perception, and the masks we wear, this work explores the tension between self-awareness and projection. Do we see two people, or a reflection? Are they confined within a box, or looking into a mirror? The boundaries between truth and illusion, self and expectation, and inner versus outer reality blur in the abstract composition, inviting the viewer to question their own image in the world.
A reflective piece on the duality of self and the narratives we choose to carry, inviting the viewer to step beyond their own illusions.
Details:
- Size: A4 Illustration
- Material: Mixed media on paper
- Unframed
- Original, signed by the artist
- Limited Edition Giclée Prints Available – 150 prints total across three sizes, including the original size
