Artist:
Cat Jardine
In this painting, the classical myth is inverted as Eros is the one plummeting through the canvas, his massive wings pinned uselessly against a violent, storm-tossed sky. His expression is one of sudden vulnerability. Floating in stark contrast to his rapid, heavy plunge, Psyche drifts effortlessly past him through the atmosphere like a forgotten feather, her luminous skin catching the last rays of a dying sun. The composition uses dramatic diagonal lines to emphasise their opposing trajectories, freezing the exact, heartbreaking moment where the god of love falls under his own spell while the human soul slips forever beyond his reach.
Acknowledgment of traditional owners.
We would like to pay our respects to the traditional owners of the land on which our building stands, their leaders, past, present and emerging.