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Drawing and Painting

Carmela Correch

He Jest at Scars That Never Felt a Wound

Painting
2026
Oil on wood
12 x 12
The jester is famously known for hiding their true feelings behind a mask of comedy, using performance as a means for coping with a difficult reality. This work describes the very feeling of putting on an act in an attempt to run away from unhealed wounds rather than face them.

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He Jest at Scars That Never Felt a Wound
He Jest at Scars That Never Felt a Wound

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Carmela Correch

Drawing and Painting

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