Farida Hughes: The Blends

 The Blends paintings by Farida Hughes present composite “portraits” of layered colors and shapes that combine visually to create a new and complex identity. A diptych shows abstract head-like forms paired as a couple but with gazes that do not include the other, reflecting on our current moment of isolation and inter-dependency. In circular compositions, the artist plays with the concept that we are individuals but simultaneously part of a larger system. With an abstract visual language she aims to celebrate and value human difference in the hope that the more we appreciate and see each other’s uniqueness, the more effectively we can relate with one another to build a better world.