"The Groom Stripped Naked by the Art World, even".
Painted by David Nicholls 2002.
This painting depicts an explorer, an astronaut, whose face is a "commune" of vulnerable human hearts. His head is protected by a traditional "Pa", a Maori fortification of fences that once protected warriors at the top of a hill. The Pa keeps out the art world represented by "sucking" vacuum cleaners. Clearly his freedom is severely restricted, he is "tied up", by his efforts to be safe.
I did this while I was having an art exhibition, a process I was not really enjoying at the time.
