Faculty of Art

Drawing and Painting

Eden Rafuse

Surface Tension

Intended for installation on gallery floor to create an uneasy feeling in viewer as they look down on this vulnerable moment.

“Eden uses a metaphor to describe their gender dysphoria as the monster hidden underneath murky water. The to life scale of the painting is displayed as three painted layers stack on top of one another, the oil painting of the body, the suspended plastic sheet with acrylic bubbles painted onto it, and then the painted wooden frame, all set on the floor. This presentation forces the viewer to look down at the painting and is intended to leave the impression of invading on a vulnerable moment the figure is experiencing. ”