“Children are unapologetically animals” to Toronto figurative painter Kate Domina, whose works explore the world of youth. She says her critical theory fixation (including Freud and Jung) weaves its way into her work, evolving her portraits into studies of human frailty, and often, neurosis.
Above: Sister Sister; Below: Fumbling Upwards
My subjects are not based on specific people but are composites . . . . The result is a layered study of youth that captures the essence of adolescence; fear, naivety, omnipotence and paranoia all seep their way into the faces and environments of my subjects. – Kate Domina
Above: While Bliss Was Sleeping
Above: Billy in the Future
Below: Katherine’s Forest
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Interesting! I love your art lessons.