Abstract
The Colour of Becoming explores the relationship between identity and creative practice through two experimental watercolour portraits. Positioned between the freedom of artistic expression and the conformity of professional life, the work visualises an internal tension between authenticity and expectation. Drawing from theories of identity (Hall, 1990), écriture féminine (Cixous, 1976), and semiotics (Barthes, 1972), the research examines how symbolic visual language can represent fractured or evolving selves. Through contrasting palettes, gestures, and acts of erasure, the paintings reveal how selfhood is not fixed but continually negotiated within social frameworks. This exegesis places painting as both method and mirror, a space for critical reflection, meaning-making, and becoming.
Recommended Citation
Mazza, Monique
(2026)
"The Colour of Becoming,"
Imaginings: creative practice and inquiry: Vol. 2:
Iss.
1, Article 13.
Available at:
https://creo.sae.edu.au/imaginings/vol2/iss1/13