Carla Tutu

THE TRACY PIPER

Carla Tutu, 2025
Acrylic on Canvas
10 x 10 x 1.5 in

Signed on Back

Model: Carla Tutu

This work is part of The Tracy Piper's "SEEN Volume 4," the fourth iteration of a collaborative art project of 50 eye paintings that were made during the Spring of 2025. For this series, the artist organized an open call for her collectors, fans, and fellow artists to be featured as one of her models. Each participant answered the same question: What does it mean to feel seen? Each painting and response is featured in the artist’s fifth book aptly titled “SEEN Volume 4."

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO FEEL SEEN?

"What it means to feel seen is for someone to be paying attention and notice things about the way you work: your triggers, your behavior patterns, your reactions and rationalizations. Someone who sees you can acknowledge these aspects of personality and, importantly, recognize your humanity as something greater than the sum of these parts. I once apologized to a friend after processing some rough patches where I wasn’t my best self during shared travel. She replied with recognition of those moments and reassurance that they did not define me or our relationship. Naturally, I burst into tears because it was such a relief to feel seen, to feel loved. To see and to love are hands holding, I think. They aren’t the same but you don’t have one without the other."—Carla Tutu

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Learn more about The Tracy Piper and her vibrant figurative paintings.

HANGING & CARE

Artwork is ready to hang on the wall; hanging wire is secured on the back (nail and hook needed). Dust raw canvas with a clean, soft brush and HEPA-filtered vacuum to clean. Using a new, clean brush prevents transfer of grime from previous dustings.

PURCHASE INFO

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