Contemporary Art Blog 2

Belinda Eaton has developed her artistic view since the late 1970s where she first started at St. Martin’s School of Art in London. Eaton was born in Mombasa and went to school in Spain and London. After that she continued her life New York, France, Pakistan, and in Barcelona. As she traveled through these various cultures, Belinda found some of her painting to be inspired by the people and places she visited. She once said, "My paintings are my world, my fascination for people, plants, animals and colour, how I perceive things with all their energy." Belinda created her own world, “Belinda’s world: This world contained much colour, vivid characters, swirling spaces, uncontained energy that can’t be trapped by the limits of the canvas, images constantly on the move, living life, dancing, drinking, and eating.”

This painting is one of her more recent pieces of art; it was created earlier this year. The name of this picture is “Face III.” Belinda’s collection of artwork consisted of many painting of people and their face and she contorted the human figures sometimes to make them look unusual. Many of her paintings had a human figure paired with some sort of animal or food. This particular picture is very intriguing because the face of this young woman is so delicate and soft. Yet, the vines and flowers on her face that have this turquoise greenish color make it seem a little harsh and intimidating. The soft rosy cheeks of the woman make her seem flustered or scared. When you look into the girls eyes, they seem empty and unfulfilled. As if there is something missing in her life that she is searching for. This woman is constantly probing through life for that missing element and continues to be disappointed. This disappointment keeps growing and growing as time passes and her soul seems to be broken little by little every time she does not find what she is seeking out. It is as if the world around her continues in full speed and she has just slowed down to the point where she just watches the world around her evolve; it is sort of life mother nature as lashed on to her and will not let go.

I do like this painting and this artist’s style. I like Belinda’s recent paintings better than I like her earlier ones. The intenseness of this figure’s eyes is so captivating it holds me and I can’t break the stare for a moment or two. The colors or her face is so realistic it is breathtaking.