Local artist Kaidi Dunstan captures the mysterious language of the human form. Fascinated by how bodies communicate ever-fluid emotions, Dunstan’s objective in her drawings is to bring out how we relate to one another. Illuminating the subtle rhythm of bodies, selves, and our environment, Dunstan presents enigmatic scenes that resonate with our desire to understand the connection between body and soul.
Concentrating on relationships within groups of figures, or of single figures to their backgrounds, Dunstan creates multi-layered, dynamic works. To achieve this, Dunstan often sketches a form onto a piece of tracing paper and then transfers it to paper or canvas. This process of layering creates movement within her compositions. Representing the struggle between the particular and the general, Dunstan’s arms, hands, and faces dance across the scene in fluid, inexplicable waves echoing the internal tension between these physical parts and the spirit inside.