Prickling

Sensual, juicy, distorted, disillusioned…Prickling explores notions of escapism, pleasure, consequence, and obsessive desire. Within this work, moments of ecstasy are shrouded with intrusive thoughts. Imagery of landscapes and figures merge into objects of allegory. Pierce uses imagery like cactus as metaphor for protection as well as a source of tension and violence. Painted figures verge into 3-dimensional space as if humans are out of place in their environments. In a society where the most deeply personal issues have become politicized beyond our capacity to control, Pierce laments feelings of disassociation and the desperation to hold onto fleeting moments of pleasure More Info below.