Q: Another exhibition was described as “a journey from identity to authenticity.” Does that resonate? (Question from “Pastel, Passion, and Perseverance: An Interview with Barbara Rachko” in .ART Odyssey: Healing)
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A: Yes, especially the authenticity part.
My work has always come from a deep place. Each painting is the inevitable result of three or four months of daily engagement—the constant adjustments, decisions, and struggles. By the time it’s finished, it couldn’t be any other way.
That, to me, is authenticity. Identity may be what we inherit — culture, upbringing, circumstance. Authenticity is what we strip back to, the choices we make that reflect our core. As I get older, l’ve been shedding what doesn’t serve me. I want to use my time and energy on what makes me a better artist and a better person.
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