Original Mixed Media Painting by Waynesville, NC artist Carol Fetty
20h x 16 w inch gallery wrapped canvas with 1.5 inch sides
Materials: Oil Paint
Created in 2023
Another stunning painting from Carol Fetty’s “Magenta Series,” this original artwork features the striking balance of a man’s figure cast in shadows and vibrant contrasting color. He bows his head in a moment of stillness and inner reflection, he is exposed and alone.
The background of “Magenta Series 2” is a gradient of dark to light, from top to bottom. The man’s head is surrounded by darkness, symbolic of what he may be experiencing. As he stands still, balancing yet grounded in reflection, light travels up his body, illuminating his strength and poise in shades of blue, pink, and yellow. At this moment, the viewer experiences a visibly strong man inviting in his darkest thoughts, and being rewarded with a spectrum of fresh perspective, symbolized by Carol Fetty’s masterful color choices.
The man’s body language alludes to a prayer to retain his balance even after he moves on with his day. Where there is light there will always be dark, but the opposite is also true. Though there are a million ways to avoid the inevitable pain of our modern world, “Magenta Series 2” will serve as a reminder of how important it is to feel our emotions in order to move past them to a brighter headspace and gives us an inspiring template for how to do so.
