craig hawkins studio: New series

I've started a new series about boxes. I've completed the first of the series already and it's up on my website. This one is life size. If "art is a lie that makes us realize the truth" -Picasso, I'm beginning to think the box is a lie. Here are some thoughts I wrote with the first painting:

Initially I'm trying to question the way we hide. Dealing with isolation, and compartmentalizing. What feels safe and comfortable may not always be beneficial. We were created with the need for community, and communication beyond ourselves. Struggling to reach out and make the personal something accessible and local requires acts of love and patience. Asking questions is a great way to encounter someone else's inner dialogue with the hope of understanding. The hope of relationship. It's seeking the heart not the box.