On exhibition at Shrine, Sophia Heymans's "Everything Dancing" is a series of visionary landscapes centered around human's relationship to nature. Heymans's work is vibrant, and joyful. In the work itself, Heymans combines paint with twigs, seeds, and grass, creating not just texture, but a direct connection to the plant biodiversity she paints in the pieces. Though her works range in size, they are all rectangles, creating an effect we are peering out of a window onto the natural spiritual world.
In "Everything is Dancing", Heymans creates a narrative in every piece. In her mystical depictions of earth, she highlights human interdependence with the natural world. Her paintings encapsulate the feeling of an epiphany of beauty in feeling free in nature, and as her spiritual figures dance in the landscapes, they beckon us to do the same.
Through her combination of storytelling, vibrant green tones, and dancing figures, I deeply appreciated Heymans paintings From her joyful storytelling, Heymans encouraged me and other viewers to take time to truly indulge in the beauty of earth.
-Rachel Genito*
You did a wonderful job describing the works and what makes them unique! I do think that the first two sentences ("On exhibition at the Shrine, Sophia Heymans's Everything Dancing is a series of visionary landscapes centered around humans' relations to nature in a joyous relationship. Heymans's work is vibrant, joyful, and a call to attention in the neutral gallery space it’s currently on show in") are phrased a little awkwardly and would read easier with a little bit of revision. Where it says "humans' relations to nature in a joyous relationship," maybe you could try something along the lines of "humans' joyous relationship to nature"? And for "neutral gallery space it’s currently on show in" maybe "neutral gallery space where it was shown"? Overall really good, though! I enjoyed reading and it reminded me of how much I also enjoyed this exhibition!
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