Artist : Miles Cleveland Goodwin
Title : Belly of the Beast
Medium : mixed media on linen
Dimensions : 122 x 76 cm


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“When my uncle died he left me with many of his old books. I knew he wanted me to read them but also knew I probably wouldn’t. So, to respect his desire I used these books physically on canvas which I attached with Bondo, a very durable sealer. I then kept this canvas for years not knowing how to use the particular image. I would meditate on it many times until one day in December of 2023 I flipped it over and saw a perfect place for my self portrait. The pose spoke to me of a man in hiding. I would think on that a bit and realise that I was hiding, hiding from the world around me. A world that does not seem to value art and individual expression. A capitalistic world that cares more for conformity and material wealth, not to mention its own spiritual wealth that it uses as a root to this conformity, which may be the worst part of all. This is the beast, and as I reside in it I have found that it also has a heart.”