My art is inseparable from the coping after survival and from the gesture and actions of healing and from the love of animals. These transformations have creative potential. Because traumas must be transformed into steps of community building, common development and connection.
(1/3) #introduction #oilpastel #animalart #mastoArt #realisticpainting
Zita Panyi
mastodon 4.7.3A Bouquet of Patriarchal Charm
#gouache on acid free, archival, clay coated panel
24×30 cm
The vase, you see, is not an empty jam jar. The colorful flower is not a colorless, worn wooden spoon. And the elegant wrapping paper is not crumpled, grease-stained baking paper. Just as love and care are not empty phrases and the scattering of a bit of loose change…
Read more about a #truestory on my site: https://zitapanyi.com/en/art/a-bouquet-of-patriarchal-charm
#oilpastel on paper
40×60 cm
My oil pastel painting is a stand with the survivor women. A speaking out for myself and others. Because it gives strength to make public what others were not ashamed to commit. It’s part of the healing process.
After decades of silence, I am beginning to talk about the traumas I have experienced. About the actions committed by my former teachers, who were decades older than me.
Read more: https://zitapanyi.com/en/art/mansplaining