'Nocturne' invites you to become immersed in a celestial reality in which otherworldly figures appear as extensions of the landscape; brought to life through a melodic synthesis of colour.

'Nocturne' explores the imaginary experience of the dreamscape; a night portal into the psyche accessed through the closing of eyelids and presence of the moon. The natural world's untamed freedom and wholeness is employed as a means to depict ethereal spaces that hold still the fleeting state of flux between wakefulness and sleep, the landscape acting as a mirror for the psychological terrain.

Rooted in Carl Jung's ideas surrounding dream analysis and how the decryption of the unconscious can act as a catalyst for self awareness and transition towards a state of internal harmony, the dreamscape here is presented as a place of tranquillity. 'Nocturne' prolongs the slumbered brush with deep intuition that has a habit of disintegrating in the morning light.

Aoife Dillon

Nocturne

she/her

'Sleeping Venus', 2022; Acrylic on canvas, 70 x 100cm

'Sleeping Venus', 2022; Acrylic on canvas, 70 x 100cm

'Dreamscape', 2022; Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 80cm

'Dreamscape', 2022; Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 80cm

'Flash of Light/Utter Brightness of Intuition' Triptych, 2022; Acrylic, oil pastel, charcoal and paper on canvas

'Flash of Light/Utter Brightness of Intuition' Triptych, 2022; Acrylic, oil pastel, charcoal and paper on canvas

'By the Full Moon', 2022; Oil and acrylic on canvas, 50 x 50cm

'By the Full Moon', 2022; Oil and acrylic on canvas, 50 x 50cm

'Shadow', 2021; Acrylic on paper, 40 x 40cm

'Shadow', 2021; Acrylic on paper, 40 x 40cm

'Girl no.1', 2021; Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40cm

'Girl no.1', 2021; Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40cm

'River', 2021; Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40cm

'River', 2021; Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40cm

'Girl no.2', 2021; Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40cm

'Girl no.2', 2021; Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40cm

Acrylic on paper

Acrylic on paper

'Nocturne'; Installation

'Nocturne'; Installation