Phoinix

Name: Phoinix

Title: Icon

Medium: Acrylic paint on primed and cradled Masonite board

Completed in December 2010

This painting borrows the visual format of a religious icon to illustrate my view of Hazel’s iconic status as an artist, her forceful independent personality and total intolerance for fools. All traits which are clearly visible in Hazels uniquely open online persona. The composition is grounded in part by symbols for a poem Hazel has tattooed on her body. ”In front is a precipice, behind are wolves. She flies with her own wings.” The middle finger in place of a blessing and paint brush instead of a fig leaf, round out the paintings symbolic imagery.

Artists, even unknown ones, put a great deal of ourselves into the world to be viewed, commented on and sometimes even collected but the public performance of art no matter how open will never present a holy accurate view of the artist. It may not be a totally accurate interpretation, but in hazels case, it is definitely interesting.