"The Overview Effect series features large-scale canvases combining twin concave and convex sculpted circles. If you folded the canvasses in half vertically, the halves would fit perfectly together."
"The work that came from the first birth was more diagrammatic, like a self-portrait: It's me from the outside looking at a pregnant body. The second was more internal. I was much more present."
"When I was giving birth, there was a moment in between the contractions where the pain was so deep and so all encompassing that I was probably going to pass out. I kind of came above [myself]."
Loie Hollowell's painting series Overview Effect is inspired by the term used by astronauts to describe the profound feelings of seeing Earth from space. The series features large-scale canvases with concave and convex sculpted circles, radiating vibrant colors. This work continues her exploration of pregnancy and birth, contrasting her earlier, more diagrammatic works with a more internal perspective from her daughter's easier birth. Hollowell's experiences during childbirth influenced her artistic expression, capturing the out-of-body sensations she felt during labor.
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