Larysa Myers' drawing, "The Seamstress," features a monochromatic palette with delicate lines creating a minimalist composition. The piece depicts a faceless female figure engaged in sewing, set against a backdrop of soft, floral patterns. The style is characterized by its simplicity and use of symbolic gesture, highlighting themes of femininity and identity transformation. Myers' work reflects on motherhood and the cyclical nature of life, inviting viewers into a contemplative exploration of personal and archetypal identities. ...
Larysa Myers fuses personal history with universal myths, conjuring images where the cyclical rhythms of life and identity unfold in haunting, dreamlike scenes. Her work reflects on motherhood, femininity, and their inherent dualities, often reducing the body to silhouetted female archetypes that are manipulated and transformed. Her settings vary from domestic and mundane to wild and fantastical, each opening into different facets of psyche and identity. Drawing from imagination influenced by memory, emotion, symbolism, and nature, Myers’ practice unfolds nocturnally—invoking subconscious dreams and night scenes. Repetitive patterns and lines characterize her mark-making, fostering a slow, reflective state that infuses her drawings and paintings with poetic depth. This rhythmical approach invites contemplation of identity, vulnerability, and the passage of time. Through layered imagery and symbolic gestures, Myers creates intimate, evocative works that navigate the complex interplay between the personal and the archetypal, the visible and the hidden. ...
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