Emotionally charged A rabbit sits, head bowed into paws, in the depths of grief. Eyes covered, nose buried, shoulders hunched, followed by the fine detail of fur etched onto the animal, increasing the realism. All of these features culminate in a sadness you can’t help but empathize with. Darla Jackson’s sculptures depict animals in poses that reflect human emotions. This theme is strongly represented throughout her work, inspiring a curator and friend to call it ’emotional portraiture’. “It’s funny that despite all the animal based work I do, I don’t see the animals as portraits of animals, but rather portraits of humans,” Darla Jackson says. “Creating these stand-ins for humans allows viewers to feel empathy for these creatures. It also lets them project their own emotions onto them.” Inspired by life A mouse sits in … Continue reading Darla Jackson: Sculpting Reflections of Human Emotion