Brilliance - a virtual exhibition of creative works from the global brain tumour community
Nick Dawes Australia Title of creative work: “Brain II” Medium: oil on canvas. Size of creative work: 1020 mm x 1020 mm
‘Brains’ was a series completed in 2014 as a part of my year 12 VCE Art portfolio submission. The series focused on my older brother Connor who passed away in 2013 from an ependymoma brain tumour. The works in the series explore his battle with brain cancer, depicting his struggles and anguish in a bright contradictory tone reflecting his personality throughout his journey. ‘Brain II’ depicts Connor’s battle with brain cancer in a series of horizontal bars. Connor’s healthy brain transitions through different phases of disruption until it is unrecognizable and glitched to black.
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