Summer Cooperwaite

email: cooperwaitesummer@gmail.com web: https://cooperwaitesummer.wixsite.com/summercooperwaite

My work comes from exploring the inner feeling we seem to withhold at some point in our live, the feeling of loneliness.

The seasonal paintings Include figures of people who present themselves in a state of despair, sitting on a park bench enclosed within a transparent circle, a bubble, almost like a protective shield. The paintings are also picturesque landscapes. The contrast from the dull dark oil paint colours to warm autumn oil paint colours are composed throughout these paintings. The warm colours are an attempt to make the viewers feel comfortable in feeling lonely and be confident to speak about it. The paintings are an attempt to inform the viewers that loneliness is okay, and nothing to be ashamed of, and that people should feel comfortable in speaking up about it to family or friends. ‘To burst that bubble shielding them from their internal fear.’ With the doves present in some paintings as a symbol of love and peace. I want it to appear as a story like notion, and for the viewers of the gallery to stop and connect for a few minutes to look into these paintings.

Dissertation Title

Art and the mind of loneliness

Loneliness

Dimensions: 90 x 90 cm oil on canvas