Artist: Mel Hamilton | Location: Charlotte, NC
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Artist: Mel Hamilton | Location: Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
Mel Hamilton is an emerging studio artist who recently completed an MFA in painting at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Earlier this year, she was honored to be selected for her first solo exhibition. Mel's recent paintings and conceptual pieces reflect the exasperation of being a woman who finds herself often enveloped by omnipresent and sometimes nefarious institutions. Much of this critique is coy and at times, cheeky, modulating covert signifiers such as eagles, ichthyses, and plant defense mechanisms such as thorny roses. The materiality of her work varies from traditional painting on canvas in acrylic and oils to text-based and 3D work using a variety of elements that come together to support the overall narrative. Peeling back the layers of disconcerting beauty, her work parodies both classical romanticism and our tendency as humans to hang onto a bittersweet nostalgia for an idealistic society.
Artist Website
https://www.melhamiltonartist.com