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UNNAMED - Portrait of Midori Goto
UNNAMED - Portrait of Midori Goto
UNNAMED - Portrait of Midori Goto

UNNAMED - Portrait of Midori Goto

Regular price $370.00 AUD Sale

Edition of 120

This is probably the most difficult piece I have painted to date. Not only because of the subject, but the method in which I chose to paint it. Perhaps a subconscious choice to aid in the discomfort of the emotion I was trying to capture. I have a very close relationship with the subject of this portrait, Midori Goto,( Mother, artist/sculptor and my studio assistant) who I have known since birth. Due to our close bond, Midori felt comfortable to expose her rawness during a time of deep sorrow. Midori sat for several works on the same day she sat for this painting whilst she was in the final stage of going through a miscarriage. To my surprise she did not cancel our scheduled sitting and I asked permission if I could paint something to symbolise her loss, to which she agreed. I had explained the composition I had envisioned and when Midori adopted the pose her emotion just poured out. It was a truly spontaneous, beautiful, cathartic and healing moment, we cried together and the room took on a quiet ambience of acceptance. 

This work is dedicated to all the mothers who have lost their unnamed babies.

Tania's fine art reproductions are custom made to order. They are printed using archival pigment ink on acid free premium grade cotton rag paper 310GSM or a cotton canvas 410GSM including a high performance liquid laminate U.V protective coating. The colour saturation and detail is superb. 

*Sizes listed are the image size, all prints come with an extra 5cm white border

All prints are made to order. Please allow 10-14 days for production in addition to delivery time.

If you require a special order or a size larger than listed please contact Tania for a quote.

*Please note all prices are for unframed prints.