Jillian Ciemitis

Art’s Sacred Glow

Jillian Ciemitis

Photography, 42 cm (H) x 29 cm (W)

This artwork responds to Kamila Waleszkiewicz’s painted portrait of me as the subject. In a responsive project, I photographed Kamila in my photo studio and we spent several hours together exploring creative ideas. In particular, I was interested in Kamila’s cultural background of Eastern Europe and wanted to reflect something of her story of where she was and where she is evolving as an artist now. I was inspired by the Pre-Raphaelites and the old Eastern European religious icon artworks. However, I chose to use a contemporary medium of photography and studio lighting which I used to light the subject in the same way as the ancient religious icon paintings. The artwork captures Kamila as an artist and reflects on her cultural background and her journey of her past and present.

Artist statement by Jillian Ciemitis

Photography by Jillian Ciemitis