“Everything Changes,” acrylic on panel, 16 x 12 inches. All images © Megan Aline, shared with permission
In Unseen Roots, artist fills silhouettes with brush, autumn foliage, and tall, skinny trees that span from torso to crown. Her solo show at in Charleston consists of dozens of acrylic works that expose a small glimpse of a landscape hidden within each figure. “As we become increasingly disconnected from the natural world, I think the memory of nature becomes even stronger inside each of us,” the artist shares. “If you only spent weekends in the woods or summers at your grandmothers or you have a park you visit from time to time, it becomes the quiet space inside you that you can escape to even when you aren’t there.”
To render the contemplative works, Aline paints inside a stenciled silhouette on panel, which creates crisp outlines of each figure—she shares videos of this process on —and visible brushstrokes in pastel and neutral tones comprise the paintings’ backdrops. “As an artist, I spend a lot of time reflecting inwardly as I paint outwardly,” she writes. “I like the idea that we have an ‘inner landscape,’ a map created from emotions, ideas, and sensations collected throughout our lives.”
Unseen Roots is on view through January 28, and you can shop prints of Aline’s introspective silhouettes on . (via )
“Deepest Pathways,” acrylic on panel, 16 x 16 inches
“Deeper Time,” acrylic on panel, 20 x 20 inches
Top: “Constantly Growing,” acrylic on panel, 20 x 30 inches. Bottom left: “Emergence,” acrylic on panel, 18 x 24 inches. Bottom right: “Radiance,” acrylic on panel, 16 x 16 inches
“Deeper Change,” acrylic on panel, 20 x 20 inches
“Positive Light,” acrylic on panel, 8 x 8 inches
“An Underlying Message,” acrylic on panel, 24 x 24 inches
“Beyond the Surface,” acrylic on panel, 16 x 16 inches
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