Description
Alter Ego is a breath taking and deeply introspective piece that powerfully lives up to its name. Rademeyer presents us with a hauntingly beautiful, perfectly symmetrical being formed by two faces joined as one. This is a literal and figurative exploration of the “other self.” The artist peels back the flesh to expose the intricate, almost alien architecture of bone and tissue that lies hidden, representing the complex, often darker, inner world we all conceal.
The soul of the piece resides in the piercing blue eyes, which stare out with an unnerving calmness from within the visceral deconstruction. They are windows to a consciousness that is aware of its own duality. This is a profound visual statement on identity, exploring the idea that beneath our composed exterior lies a second self, an alter ego, with all its raw, primal, and complicated truths. The work is a testament to the artist’s incredible skill with oil paint, capturing both the soft vulnerability of skin and the graphic reality of our inner mechanics.
Artist: Irda-Adri Rademeyer (SA 1989)
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