Bitter Sweet: Art for revenge's sake

07 July 2015 - 02:04
By Sylvia McKeown

Some objects are steeped in emotion that is so powerful that onlookers can sense the soul of the object's creator. In the popular book series Harry Potter the feeling is called ''horcrux", in everyday life we call it great art. It may seem strange to compare the fictional lore of Harry Potter and Jessica Webster's paintings but the comparison effectively encapsulates the way in which the artist has infused her work with parts of herself and her experience.

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