“Self-portrait with three circus performers”  (2025).

Acrylic on canvas. Unframed.

39" x 39" / 100cm x 100cm

 I wanted to imagine small people in a way that treats them just like everyone else, with dignity and human value. I solved the problem of size by placing myself seated. The performers’ face paint clearly accentuates their importance in the composition relative to the less noticeable artist as mere recorder. I wanted to empathise with them by imagining their embattled lives. They must contend with a  constant awareness of not being accepted and not being good enough. The performers' truculence silently yet eloquently conveys the pain of their rejection by society.

Please be advised, a tray frame would add about an inch to the size of the canvas.

Screen colours can vary among computers, so please know that there may be a slight variation in real life. Every effort has been made to represent the artwork most accurately to the original painting.

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