Wellm’s paintings assert the theatrical convention of the disguise to partially merge and reveal the distinct characters she depicts. The scenarios behind Wellm’s paintings suggest the pseudo-anonymous entities she reveals to us are colloquial to and extracted from the stuff of nightmares – or at the very least our recollected experiences of darkly surreal dreamtime.
Extracted from popular folklore and Greek mythology to form collage-like painted tableaus, Wellm’s new series of monochromatic paintings have evolved from her interest in bringing to life a deeper experience with reality through her inner psyche – her ‘second self’.
Fort Delta
30 April to 9 May, 2015
Melbourne
She gathers under her shadow, 2014, gouache on arches paper, 160 x 114cm
Courtesy the artist and Fort Delta, Melbourne
