"The act of painting, like remembering, becomes sanctified not because it reveals truth, but because of the care and attention it requires. The devotional quality throughout this work is not religious, exactly, but borrows the aesthetic language of reverence: chandeliers, glowing skin, sacred gestures."
"Yet, this is devotion laced with humour and self-awareness, flirting with the distant cousins of kitsch and fetish. It straddles the line between tenderness and distance; vulnerability and performance."
"'I saw you. Even if you didn't see me back.'"
Sarah Muirhead's latest paintings, displayed at Pontone Gallery, shift from her known portraiture to explore memory through details like hands, feet, and jewelry. The works emphasize how subjects linger in the mind rather than their physical representation. The act of painting is portrayed as a sacred process, requiring care and attention. This devotional quality incorporates humor and self-awareness, balancing tenderness with distance and vulnerability with performance, ultimately capturing the essence of memory and perception.
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