Description
‘I Feel I’ve Seen You, I Feel I’ve Known You’ by Ally Morgan
Artist: Ally Morgan
Title: ‘I Feel I’ve Seen You, I Feel I’ve Known You’
Medium: Gansai tambi (Japanese watercolours) and acrylic on paper
Dimensions: 20″ x 16″
Framing: Unframed
Year of Creation: 2024
Artwork Will Ship From: USA
About the Artwork:
“The natural world and humanity’s relationship with it have long been the fundamental driving force in my work. The image of the animal is both primordial and uncanny, evoking the deep-seated familiarity between us. I find the context of the natural world profoundly engaging, especially as a way to grapple, on a personal level, with how I relate to the world around me and how I understand myself.
Fundamentally my paintings reconcile my reverence of nature with humanity’s inner self. My paintings explore the animal as a being, a metaphor, an allegory and as a symbol – often representing something personal to me. The image of the animal is relevant to us as a way of expressing the human condition. Where animality and humanity are intertwined lies one of the most ancient dialogues of our collective history.
‘I Feel I’ve Seen You, I feel I’ve Known You’ explores the feeling of being surrounded and consumed by powerful emotions. The solitary betta fish floating in a storm of his own making is both obscured by the drops and surrounded by them. For me, this painting represents the wonderful and terrifying euphoria that occurs from feeling everything all at once.” – Ally Morgan
About the Artist:
(Artist Bio)
Ally Morgan is a mixed media artist from Rockville, Maryland. In 2010 she received her BFA in painting from Salisbury University and in 2014 she received her MFA in drawing and painting from Arizona State University. Since graduating Ally has taught studio art for several years in secondary education, higher education and privately.
Ally’s work is inspired by her reverence for the natural world and humanity’s complex relationship with it. With an emphasis on the female perspective, she explores the intersection of humanity, animality and spirituality.