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“heart breaks, rejection, growing pains, loss and moments of (in hindsight funny) misfortune.” - Ariane Heloise Hughes
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These paintings vibrate through provocation, ciphers, seduction, and, above all, freedom.
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After all, chance, myth, cynicism, lust, and misfortune are all part of the package that informs our personal and interpersonal relationships.
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Hughes intentionally made 13 paintings for her show—the unlucky number.
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