The Lovers
This references Rene Magritte’s The Lovers II in which two people kiss through a shroud that wraps around each of their faces. I have always been particularly fascinated by Magritte's work, he is one of my favorite artists, especially the way his work engages with That Which is Hidden. I am fascinated by the implications of The Hidden, especially how hiding a face, even just an expression, allows each viewer to interpret an image in a different way and project their own story onto it. My piece features Clytemnestra killing Agamemnon, their faces obscured by a veil and bandages respectively. In my piece, the two people featured are on separate canvases, and they do not share a veil. They are divided, and do not reach for each other in love but in violence.