Edward Trost

Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2023 - Finalist

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Edward Trost | Yohei - laughing in the face of depression | 2022 | pyrography and oil on plywood | 100 x 100cm

Artist Statement

This introspective portrait of Yohei Suzuki, was created using “pokerwork”, a technique to burn the subject’s likeness into the plywood, breaking the portrait down into a collection of tones and individual burn marks. Trost selects his subjects from people whose inner strength has given them resiliency in the face of mental health challenges. He hopes that by highlighting people actively working through depression, his art will help to correct misconceptions about this debilitating illness.