Sarah Kaiser-Amaral United States

Forbidden Fruit

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Forbidden Fruit Oil Panel Still Life Paintings

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Country: United States
Category: Painting
Technique: Oil
Medium: Panel
Theme: Still Life Paintings
Measurements: 48.03 x 24.02 in
At Artelista since: Saturday 30th of April 2016
Tags: fruit, surrealism, dress

Artwork description

The piece is about the gap between what I want and what I need. Specifically, it\'s about desire. Some fruits are forbidden because they lead to trouble. That\'s why they are behind a barbed wire. Curtains can be drawn, and dresses can be removed. Willpower is what remains.

Artist information

I was born in Kentucky in 1974. I grew up in the Southeast US, and moved around a lot. I have been making art since I could hold a crayon. I was an only child, and entertained myself by drawing and painting. I have a deep inner life, and find artmaking to be the ultimate release.

I teach art to adults, and enjoy drawing and painting birds. I also focus on metaphorical objects that relate to my own experience.

I went to the University of Chicago for art school, where I earned an

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