Witness - Fine Art Print
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. 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.A fine art print of an original mixed-media artwork by Megan Ashman, produced on the selected material and sized to preserve the artwork’s composition as closely as possible.
Details
This listing is for a fine art print of the original artwork Witness.
Original artwork size: 12x12.
Original artwork materials/techniques: 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!
This is a reproduction, not the original mixed-media painting.
Print Materials
Glossy Photo Paper: A bright, smooth, glossy print option designed as an affordable way to collect the artwork. This finish gives the image crisp detail, strong color, and a polished photographic surface.
Premium Smooth Matte Fine Art Paper: A smooth fine art paper option with a clean matte surface for crisp detail and rich color.
Textured Watercolor Fine Art Paper: A fine art paper option with a soft textured surface that adds depth and a traditional art-paper feel.
Luminous Metallic Fine Art Paper: A luminous paper option with a subtle pearlescent finish for bold color and glowing depth.
Satin Poster Paper: A satin-finish poster option for larger display sizes with strong color and a polished surface.
Canvas Print: A canvas print option for select standard sizes, produced for a gallery-style display.
Print Options & Sizing
Print sizes are selected according to the original artwork shape. Sizes are chosen to avoid stretching and preserve the composition as closely as possible.
Fine art paper sizes are kept to standard small and medium formats. Satin poster sizes are used for larger and panoramic formats. Canvas prints are only offered where the shape and size are appropriate.
Made to Order, Signature & Certificate
Each print is made to order, carefully packaged, and signed when possible. A Certificate of Authenticity is included with each print.
Original Artwork
The original artwork is currently available. View the original artwork listing for full details, pricing, and availability.
Artwork Notes
Hidden Images & 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.
Interpretation: 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
