MEGAN ASHMAN GALLERY
EXPERIENCE ART AS MAGIC
ORIGINAL MIXED-MEDIA ARTWORK
Witness
Megan Ashman
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PUBLISHED
SIZE
12x12
MEDIUM
Mixed media on canvas
COLLECTION
People & Portraits, Emotion & Themes, Psychedelic & Surreal, Spirit & Dreams
SUBCOLLECTION
Portraits, People, Trauma, Ethereal & Divine, Bright & Prismatic, Hands & Eyes
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ABOUT THE WORK
Artwork Description
A massive eye iris rendered in full spectrum rainbow dominates the composition—pupil black as void, surrounded by every color visible and some that shouldn't be.
To the right, a woman's face in classical profile breathes or perhaps screams silently.
Beneath, a man in formal dress has his mouth sealed shut with cash—bills tape his voice into silence, capitalism as literal gag.
A soldier holds another man at gunpoint, a torso fragment hovers, and scattered throughout are the textured surfaces of damaged minds trying to witness too much at once.
The color palette riots between the eye's rainbow, turquoise and pink backgrounds, metallic gold scattered like damaged circuitry, and the sepia tones of historical violence.
This is dissociative identity disorder visualized, the fragmentary way traumatized psyches perceive reality, the rainbow eye seeing everything and therefore nothing whole.
HOW IT WAS MADE
Materials & Process
mediums/materials: phosphorescent paints, found objects, paper, wax, photo collage, oxidative inks, distress paint and inks, acrylic pouring, digitally altered images, acrylic paint, watercolor, spray paint, walnut ink, staining mediums, tissue paper, mica powders, glitter, heavy gel medium, gesso, pebeo prism and fantasy paints, ceramic paint, stained glass paint, alcohol inks, iridescent inks, distress crayons, charcoal, pastels, oil pastels, string, beads, jewelry, gems, chains, buttons, foils, newspaper, vinyl, plastic, walnut inks, india ink, colorshift paints and more!
THE ARTIST'S VOICE
Interpretation / Story
This challenging piece explores dissociative identity disorder, trauma's fragmenting effects, and the rainbow of identities that emerge when one self cannot hold all the pain. It also critiques social systems—military, economic, gendered—that create trauma while demanding silence about it. The rainbow eye might represent neurodivergence more broadly, the way some
WHAT LIVES INSIDE
Hidden Images & Symbolic Elements
The rainbow eye represents altered perception, neurodivergence, the way trauma survivors see more than others (hypervigilance) while paradoxically seeing less (dissociation). Each color in the iris might represent a different alter/identity, or simply the spectrum of human experience that becomes too much to integrate. The money-gagged businessman symbolizes how capitalism silences truth-telling and how economic systems enforce silence about their violence. The soldier with gun represents state violence, war trauma, or the way force maintains power structures. The fragmented composition itself mirrors dissociative experience—moments and images without narrative coherence.
BEFORE YOU COLLECT
Framing & Shipping Notes
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ORIGINAL ARTWORK
This is the one-of-a-kind original, hand-created by Megan Ashman. No prints or reproductions are sold as originals.
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SHIPS CAREFULLY PACKAGED
Each work is packed with archival materials and shipped with care. Insurance and tracking are included with every order.
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FRAMING
This work ships unframed. Framing advice is available on request — we can suggest dimensions that suit the piece and your display context.
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QUESTIONS BEFORE PURCHASING
Collectors are warmly encouraged to contact the studio before purchasing. We welcome all questions about scale, display, and condition.
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