painting of a female astronaut wearing a dark space suit and helmet with a dark visor and embedded braces
framed portrait of female astronaut looking Eastward wearing black and a dark visor with embedded braces
artist holding a painting of a female astronaut wearing a dark space suit and helmet with a dark visor and embedded braces
artist holding a painting of a female astronaut wearing a dark space suit and helmet with a dark visor and embedded braces
painting of a female astronaut wearing a dark space suit and helmet with a dark visor and embedded braces in situ
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Self-Portrait in Braces

$ 1,125.00 USD

Painting Specifications

Size
6 x 9 in
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15.2 x 22.9 cm
Medium
Oil and acrylic
Substrate
Yupo paper
Installation
Framed and matted with hanging hardware
About this Painting

I’m giddy about the braces. They’re deeply nerdy, in the best way: a network of brackets and archwires configured for functional transformation. It feels like an unexpected feature of a suit I hadn’t realized I’d been building. They feel like augmentation, a slow technical shift. A new vocal configuration, coming online.

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What I didn’t expect was how much they’d change the way I speak...

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"Self-Portrait in Braces" was shortlisted for the 2025 International Biennial Portrait Competition and exhibited at the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art (WMOCA) from July 8 to Sept 27, 2025.

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