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Eden Mungovan Unhappy man! Do you share my madness?

Work by Eden Mungovan, ARTEXPRESS 2024
Work by Eden Mungovan, ARTEXPRESS 2024
Work by Eden Mungovan, ARTEXPRESS 2024
Work by Eden Mungovan, ARTEXPRESS 2024

Though pain is a fleeting moment, it leaves a legacy in its wake: the power to echo through eternity. Unhappy man! Do you share my madness? is a deeply introspective body of work that depicts the wrecking of oneself for success, achieving a paradoxical state of ‘in-between’ – succeeding yet almost shattering. By referencing the aesthetics and tropes of psychological thriller films I represent my descent to madness with fatalistic suspense. I invite my audience to consider the lengths to which they are willing to go for greatness. What do you call it – a triumph, or a tragedy?

Influencing artists:
Gregory Crewdson
Alex Prager
Yves Klein
Robyn Stacey
Jordan Peele
Mary Harron
David Fincher

School

St Peter's Catholic College

ARTEXPRESS year

2024

HSC year

2023

Process diary

Work by Eden Mungovan, ARTEXPRESS 2024
Work by Eden Mungovan, ARTEXPRESS 2024
Work by Eden Mungovan, ARTEXPRESS 2024
Work by Eden Mungovan, ARTEXPRESS 2024
Work by Eden Mungovan, ARTEXPRESS 2024