The Significant Weight

Artist

Ashley Gringhuis

Description

This piece depicts an image of myself being pressed upon by many other figures, interwoven with stinging nettle. Stinging nettle has been mentioned in various pieces of literature, notably Shakespeare's Hamlet and King Leer, to reference pain, cruelty and suffering.

Year

2022

Size

60.96 × 91.44 × 2.54 cm

Category

Painting

Medium

Oil paint on Canvas