My name is Kerry Inkster and I am an artist and yoga teacher living in the remote tropical city of Darwin, in the Northern Territory, Australia. The world of women swimming underwater features strongly in my work. My paintings explore the female fi...
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Acrylic on Canvas
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122x92 cm
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2050 €
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In this vivid expression of emotion, I've melded vibrant acrylics and dynamic spray strokes to depict a powerful human experience. My brushwork dances between expressionism and pop art, echoing a harmony of raw feelings and contemporary boldness. This piece resonates with the strength of letting go, inviting a liberating spirit into your space, igniting a sense of freedom and heart-felt clarity.
This painting is named after the song "Human" by The Killers - their lyrics questioning "are we human, or are we dancer". The lead singer Brandon Flowers says that the song was written in response to an American journalists claim that America was "raising a generation of dancers, afraid to take one step out of line". Flowers writes about the fear of possibility and moving into the unknown - he tells us to close our eyes, clear your heart, and take the plunge. An uplifting message for any person breaking free of constraints.
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About the artist
Kerry Inkster
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
My name is Kerry Inkster and I am an artist and yoga teacher living in the remote tropical city of Darwin, in the Northern Territory, Australia. The world of women swimming underwater features strongly in my work. My paintings explore the female figure and face through poetic symbolism, paint itself, light, colour, and personal journal. I am particularly interested in capturing feelings and in the water’s ability to foster healing, transcendence, escapism, and sanctuary.
My paintings have a distinctive, bright palette with saturated tones and contrasting light, and I work predominantly in acrylic on large-scale canvases. I use Notan principles, a term derived from the Japanese language, literally means “light-dark balance.” I find it to be an excellent tool for simplifying the composition of complex scenes and to see value instead of colour. This encourages my exploration of colour, employing Paul Gauguin’s synthetist style, where I aim to synthesise three features in my work; the outward appearance of natural forms; my feelings about my subject; and the purity of the aesthetic considerations of line, colour, and form.
My process involves working on each painting individually, so each one is unique in form, colour, and emotion. My paintings tread boundaries between pop art and expressionism, realism and abstraction. I strive to articulate a felt sense in physical form. My mission is to uplift women – this is the engine that fires my entire practice.