Meuffy (“MUFF-ee”) is a Seattle-based painter, originally from New York. She began painting to process her questions and fears surrounding consciousness and mortality. Her work predominantly uses expressive, dancing figures to explore themes of mysticism and quantum physics. Working primarily in oils, acrylic, and gouache, her colorful and intuitive art practice contrasts her methodical work as an environmental lawyer.
Statement
I predominantly paint expressive, dancing figures to explore themes of mysticism and quantum physics. I cast blue feminine figures as modern mystics experiencing an ineffable yet approachable connection to the universe. Blue represents the mysterious depths of the ocean, sky, and human consciousness. The color stimulates the anterior hypothalamus, slowing one's heart rate, and promoting relaxation in the brain, creating a physical and psychological connection between artwork and viewer.
Recently, my work has explored the spiritual and scientific connection between everyone and everything in this universe. My paintings interpret our fundamental connection to the elements and the world around us, as the energy and matter which transcends time and makes up the foundation of this physical world. By depicting ethereal figures as they interact with the elements surrounding them, my aim is to reconcile the enjoyment of autonomy with this broader connection to the universe.
Dance was my first language of self-exploration and expression, and it continues to inspire me. When moving my body, I take pleasure in the sensations in my bones, muscles, breath, and skin. When moving your body, you're, in a sense, recharging your body. And your body isn't just your body. Our skin regenerates and our old skin goes back into the universe. We sweat, and the water from inside our bodies goes back into the universe. And ultimately, when we die, our bodies and all that loving energy we put into ourselves goes back into the universe. When I paint, my goal is to viscerally align with the figures in my paintings. I hope that those who view my paintings similarly feel the tenderness, vulnerability, strength, and fearlessness of the figures in their own bodies.
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