I was interested in exploring a more personal approach to my art. I have not used myself as the model before so I looked at artist's that explored self portraiture. In particular, self portraiture about physical limitations or illnesses.
Frida Kahlo is one artist that I quite like and got inspiration from. I admire how she worked through her pain and portrayed herself in her paintings. Her work is quite literal. You can physically see what's wrong with her. Whereas my pain can not be seen. It's all internal. So I tried to portray my illness in a different way,
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