https://padlet.com/gland716/q96eaubw32211gz9 Things that draw us in and demand to be heard. They call to us and they tempt us. Bizarre, grotesque, yet still alluring, something within us craves the oddities. We want to know more; we secretly hunt the danger that could be contained within these pieces, and within our own minds. An addiction to the unconventional beauty that lies within each of these unique artworks. en-us 2020-12-10 23:48:25 UTC 2026-01-15 19:29:13 UTC hello@padlet.com gland716 https://padlet.com/gland716/q96eaubw32211gz9/wish/1008383258 2020-12-10 23:53:54 UTC https://padlet.com/gland716/q96eaubw32211gz9/wish/1008383258 gland716 https://padlet.com/gland716/q96eaubw32211gz9/wish/1008385225 2020-12-10 23:55:15 UTC https://padlet.com/gland716/q96eaubw32211gz9/wish/1008385225 gland716 https://padlet.com/gland716/q96eaubw32211gz9/wish/1008390497 24x36"]]> 2020-12-10 23:58:22 UTC https://padlet.com/gland716/q96eaubw32211gz9/wish/1008390497 gland716 https://padlet.com/gland716/q96eaubw32211gz9/wish/1008393232 2020-12-11 00:00:01 UTC https://padlet.com/gland716/q96eaubw32211gz9/wish/1008393232 gland716 https://padlet.com/gland716/q96eaubw32211gz9/wish/1008402224 2020-12-11 00:05:34 UTC https://padlet.com/gland716/q96eaubw32211gz9/wish/1008402224 gland716 https://padlet.com/gland716/q96eaubw32211gz9/wish/1008402484 2020-12-11 00:05:43 UTC https://padlet.com/gland716/q96eaubw32211gz9/wish/1008402484 gland716 https://padlet.com/gland716/q96eaubw32211gz9/wish/1008405483 Dorie Penny]]> 2020-12-11 00:07:36 UTC https://padlet.com/gland716/q96eaubw32211gz9/wish/1008405483 gland716 https://padlet.com/gland716/q96eaubw32211gz9/wish/1008496530 2020-12-11 00:53:48 UTC https://padlet.com/gland716/q96eaubw32211gz9/wish/1008496530 gland716 https://padlet.com/gland716/q96eaubw32211gz9/wish/1008673193 Dorie's pieces contain grotesque depictions of sensual young women. Above, we see an almost uncomfortably zoomed in photo of a drowsy looking plump face. The lips draw attention to the viewer with their glossy shine and pink hue. One finger resides inside the mouth as the rest pull down the lower lip exposing the internal residence. 
Below a conventionally beautiful young lady stares at the viewer as leaches suck her blood. Some of the leaches even escape from the delicate orifices' of her face.]]> 2020-12-11 02:24:32 UTC https://padlet.com/gland716/q96eaubw32211gz9/wish/1008673193 gland716 https://padlet.com/gland716/q96eaubw32211gz9/wish/1008686208 This painting is of a landscape, but to the viewer the subject mater is almost so abstracted it could be viewed as endless possibilities. Thanks to its fleshy color pallet many of the potential interpretations could consist of the delicate pink parts of a body. In ways it reminds me of a butchered pig. The deep red and purple hues imitate blood or broken capillaries. ]]> 2020-12-11 02:31:10 UTC https://padlet.com/gland716/q96eaubw32211gz9/wish/1008686208 gland716 https://padlet.com/gland716/q96eaubw32211gz9/wish/1008700194 One of the more vulnerable of the paintings I decided to include, this piece shows a figure disappearing off the corner of the page. Their bare legs are exposed, gracing the viewer only for an instant along with beautifully delicate light that cascades onto the warm wooden floor causing the scene to glow. There is a soft sensuous elegance that dances from the hanging fabric, up the sunlight, and through the legs.]]> 2020-12-11 02:39:33 UTC https://padlet.com/gland716/q96eaubw32211gz9/wish/1008700194 gland716 https://padlet.com/gland716/q96eaubw32211gz9/wish/1008710167 Abby's exploration of texture causes the viewer to question what they are looking at. Due to these textures and the colors of this entity a feeling of internal body is created.]]> 2020-12-11 02:45:25 UTC https://padlet.com/gland716/q96eaubw32211gz9/wish/1008710167 gland716 https://padlet.com/gland716/q96eaubw32211gz9/wish/1008712875 Above, a simplicity can be felt in the bed depicted. A bedroom is the most vulnerable and intimate place for humans. It is our chamber, our safety. A feeling of familiarity can be absorbed through this, but there is still a darkness looming in the window. A lone bottle of alcohol can be seen.
Tying into the next piece, the feeling of this alcohol is attractive. It almost makes the viewer want to take a sip, and be absorbed into the movement that glides effortlessly around the piece. ]]> 2020-12-11 02:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/gland716/q96eaubw32211gz9/wish/1008712875 gland716 https://padlet.com/gland716/q96eaubw32211gz9/wish/1008722430 The intensity depicted in this painting feels raw and shocking. Deep dark cavasses encroach on either side as a rusty red floor assaults the eye. An unidentifiable being lay closest to us on the floor. It seems exposed in the center, opened up to us, and on the opposite end a woman. Her silhouette haunts the stairs as the hell-scape of the universe screams in the background. We are drawn to her power, and the magnificence of the scene behind her. There's almost a feeling of electricity that cascades around the painting as the viewer desperately tries to make sense of what's happening. ]]> 2020-12-11 02:52:48 UTC https://padlet.com/gland716/q96eaubw32211gz9/wish/1008722430