InnerDialogue, 2021

InnerDialogue, 2021 Gouache on Drawing Paper (size.) by Sophia Serruya Monteiro

InnerDialogue, 2021 Gouache on Drawing Paper

This painting features a central face with a contorted expression, conveying a sense of discomfort or inner turmoil. The face is rendered in warm, flesh-toned hues, with flushed cheeks and slightly uneven features, the eyes are heavy-lidded and tired, suggest weariness or deep reflection, while the gritted teeth hint at frustration or unease.

Surrounding the main face are multiple other faces, each overlapping and blending into one another. These peripheral faces are painted in more abstract, distorted forms, their features exaggerated or partially obscured. They seem to represent different facets of the central figure’s consciousness or emotional state, as if multiple personalities or conflicting thoughts are crowding the mind. The faces vary in size and expression, contributing to the sense of a fragmented or overwhelmed mental state.