rylic paints on her
subjects and makes them appear to be a part of the painting!
Meade is an installation artist based in the Washington, DC area.
Her innovative use of paint on the three dimensional surfaces of
found objects, live models, and architectural spaces has been
incorporated into a series of installations that create a
perceptual shift in how we experience and interpret spatial
relationships.
I was lucky enough to catch up with Meade and ask her about her
thought process behind this creative work. Here is what she
said:
"I paint representational portraits directly on top of the people I
am representing. The models are transformed into embodiments of the
artist's interpretation of their essence. When captured on film,
the living, breathing people underneath the paint disappear,
overshadowed by the masks of themselves."