Riley Greco: Within Me
Within Me
April 2022
April 2022
Riley Greco is a young emerging artist based in Northern Ontario. In this body of work as a young woman and artist, Greco is depicting her inner world and her contemplations of life.
"Overwhelming responsibilities and the pressures of society have caused an imbalance within me, effectively dismantling my well-being. By processing the ways in which I’m affected by external factors and my emotions, I can establish my connection to self and regain a healthy balance. I have given myself permission to feel what I feel, and be where I am, without intimidation or fear. The resulting paintings are raw, truthful, and a representation of my full human experience, felt through specific colour combinations and arrangements of line and space."
In spite of the heaviness of thoughts, which inspired this work, Greco is using vibrant colours and movement, giving us hope for healing, and continuous optimism, stating that life is amazingly exciting in all its forms and shapes. We hope that this exhibition will evoke sense of contemplation, exploration, and new perspectives for the viewers too.
