Irene Torres
Artwork title: Riverbank
Medium: Oil on canvas, framed
Size: 82 x 102 cm
About the Artwork
Nature with its uncontrollable power, its violence, its mysteries and majesty, are phenomena for expressing a range of psychological and emotional states. Throughout history we have mourned loss through ceremony and symbolism. World cultural rituals of death have called upon the use of fire, to evoke concepts of purification and re-birth, destruction as well as the quickening of life. This painting depicts our ancient awe-inspiring land, its rugged terrain and blazing fire are a complex representation of both personal grief and collective consciousness relating to climate change. Yet light features as a fertile mystery. As hope.
About the Artist
Irene Torres is a Naarm (Melbourne) based artist. She uses oil paint and mixed media to explore our ancient and awe-inspiring land, evoking the rugged terrain and blazing fires. These complex representations encompass both grief and renewal, calling forth our collective consciousness concerning climate change and our fragile earth. The beauty and grandeur of the natural world serve as places (homes) for projected states of being.
In addition to her painting career, Irene is also involved in the art community as co-owner and director of PG Printmaker Gallery, located in Fitzroy, Victoria. This role enables her to promote and showcase the works of talented printmakers, fostering artistic expression within the local community. Irene has a Bachelor of Fine Art with honours from RMIT University (2003). She was a finalist in the Glover Prize 2021.