Artist explores idea of self in solo Rockingham show

A collection of artworks will explore the juxtaposition between the true self and the outer form when Safety Bay artist Christina Curran launches her first solo exhibition on Friday.

Miss Curran said the Sirens exhibition was the result of almost two years of meditation on the limitations of the human body, after the receipt of news that she had a lesser-known auto-immune disorder.

She said it was this discovery that piqued her empathy for others suffering from illnesses, and decided to pledge the profits from one of her most striking paintings to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

"I was studying some sociological subjects while working on the paintings and I suppose wanted to portray the layers between the real self and the gender construct," Miss Curran said. "Each of the pieces come from their own emotive place - I guess they come from ideas that were rolling around in my head and I've pulled apart."

The mother of two said she found painting a cathartic experience and it was something that she had to do to process things, although she found a particular mood was required to build on concept drawings.

The exhibition runs from Monday, December 1, until Saturday, December 6, at Tall Poppy Art Framers and Gallery on Safety Bay Road.