STATEMENT
Emily Blair Quinn paints female figurines whose faces and expressions reveal a spectrum of psychoanalytic extremes and a progression on the road to emotional intelligence. The scale of the painting corresponds with the figure’s emotional state. Painting is an act of introspection and self-revelation in which Quinn examines the complexity of human emotion and the wonder and absurdity of the human hand attempting to interpret and emulate reality.
Quinn's process begins with a treasure hunt for figurines that appear haunted, sad, pensive, sexual, or otherwise easy to anthropomorphize. To elucidate for the viewer what she sees in the objects, she arranges them in theatrically lit scenes, at times transforming them through paint, wax, and resin, before photographing them and using them as the basis for her paintings. She uses bright colors and dark humor to engage viewers, making her work a catalyst for uncensored conversations about vulnerability, empathy, and connection.
Emily Blair Quinn paints female figurines whose faces and expressions reveal a spectrum of psychoanalytic extremes and a progression on the road to emotional intelligence. The scale of the painting corresponds with the figure’s emotional state. Painting is an act of introspection and self-revelation in which Quinn examines the complexity of human emotion and the wonder and absurdity of the human hand attempting to interpret and emulate reality.
Quinn's process begins with a treasure hunt for figurines that appear haunted, sad, pensive, sexual, or otherwise easy to anthropomorphize. To elucidate for the viewer what she sees in the objects, she arranges them in theatrically lit scenes, at times transforming them through paint, wax, and resin, before photographing them and using them as the basis for her paintings. She uses bright colors and dark humor to engage viewers, making her work a catalyst for uncensored conversations about vulnerability, empathy, and connection.