Description
Anger
from the series The Seven Deadly Sins
This piece, titled Anger, is part of a seven-work series exploring The Seven Deadly Sins. It features five male nude figures, including a self-portrait. I am turned away from the viewer, showing my back rather than my face, which felt important to the emotional honesty of the work.
A mentor once suggested to me that tattoos can be a way people express anger. Whether that idea is true or not, it stayed with me. In this piece, I explore that notion by placing tattoos on the bodies—not as something I need to carry on my own skin, but as something I can examine safely through art. If I were ever to choose tattoos myself, I imagine they might be tribal in nature, and those influences appear here.
Along the border of the piece are references to Greek imagery, inspired by how conflict and struggle are often depicted in Greek history and mythology. This framing reinforces the sense of confrontation and tension that runs through the work.
Red wire is woven into the composition, acting as both a visual and symbolic element. One strand of wire subtly spells the word anger—something the viewer must look closely to discover. That hidden detail mirrors how anger itself often exists beneath the surface.
The piece reflects a complicated emotional landscape. There is anger present—about sex, about men, and about aspects of myself. Rather than resolving those feelings, the work allows them to exist openly. The goal is not comfort, but truth. The piece tends to evoke strong reactions, both in me and in those who spend time looking at it.
