Clark, a little bit bruised, 2024

a little bit bruised, 2024

Nicole Clark

Acrylic, spray paint, oil on unstretched canvas

96x52x.5"

"a little bit bruised' is part of Nicole's ANTI-HERO series. The painting depicts one of Nicole's fabricated anti-hero characters: the Wishless Genie.

The piece ""rubs the lamp that holds the dark we all carry—the moments when our actions, however flawed, make sense in light of our struggles. And somehow, making sense doesn’t always help us understand. In the genie’s story, love collides with loss, and morality bends playfully under the weight of desperation. The real world doesn’t operate in absolutes. Our choices are complex, evolving, and deeply human."" –Dustin Kuhns, Burkholder Agency"