Painting
Surface Tension
Intended for installation on gallery floor to create an uneasy feeling in viewer as they look down on this vulnerable moment.
Drawing
Cat Call Series
Based off Rafuse's personal experiences of Sexual Harassment around the GTA. Each drawing is a location where Rafuse experienced sexual harassment. The hosiery stretched over each drawing represents the sexualized lens of the aggressors within each... More
Painting
Abscission: Sweet Little Lies
Oil Paint, on semi exposed wooden board. with A therapeutic meditative painting, processing a mixture of gas-lighting inflicted by both others and myself. A reflection on having to come to terms with my own gender and sexuality.
Other
Theory of Nothing
Inspired by String theory and studies on dark matter, this pieces expresses a feeling of being directionless and confused as one transitions from adolescence to adulthood.
Performance
Temporary Comfort: Long Term Pain
Rafuse reflects on being in a toxic relationship in which there is satisfaction within the moment, but as time goes on it does more harm than good.
Painting
Left Unturned
Based off the wiccan ideology of autumn being the time to reflect on your past and recognize what is no longer serving ones present. Rafuse creates a series of wreaths and out of willow branches and crochet's them together with yellow yarn. During... More
Work by
Eden Rafuse
Drawing, Painting and Animation
“A Drawing and Painting Graduate who has dipped their toe in every medium pond. Expanding into 2D Stop Motion Animation. Eden's favorite mediums are cut paper, paint, plant materials and anything with...” [More]