Katrina O’Brien’s, Beating Heart, is part of her solo exhibition, Dream Letter. 

Katrina says of this work: “This painting is the beating heart of this series. It was made alongside Threads and Certainties, both works feature the colour red. It felt a good way for me to express the feminine and the sensual. My fascination with the way the brain and body work together has increased over the past few years. The way we respond to different stimuli, good or bad, and how it can have a dramatic impact on the body. When the mind is impacted, the body responds, and when the body is impacted, the brain responds.

“The impact on and the role of the heart in such things is an interesting matter at a physiological level, and then expanding the view of the heart to the metaphysical. The role that heart and soul play in amongst the mind/body relationship is intricately and exquisitely fascinating to me.

“Borne out of a love of text, a love of writing and a love of dreaming, Dream Letter is an idealistic notion of being able to talk to the Muse. For me, the Muse comes in many forms; whether it be nature, music, intriguing people and interactions. I am forever enchanted by the Muse and all the realms they open up for me. A good Muse opens the floodgates of words and images where dreams, landscapes, narrative and poetry flow like a river.”

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