Anorexia & Bulimia – Lime Green | Markers on Paper (2023) Tekening door Nolan Trace

This is an author's work at the intersection of contemporary art and clinical psychiatry, representing the dual nature of anorexia and bulimia. This painting is not just an image, but a weighted psychological statement about inner bifurcation, cultural attitudes and a deeply painful search for control over the body.
At the centre of the composition are two female figures embodying the two antagonistic poles of eating disorders:
* On the left is the figure of bulimia: the body is assembled from images of food, like a constructor of compulsive hunger. The head is a croissant, the stomach is a mouth, the legs are desserts, and tentacles sprout from the body, symbolising the anxiety, obsession and cyclical nature of overeating. It is a metaphor for the "food cult," a condition in which food becomes the only object of focus and release.
* On the right is anorexia: an elongated, pointed body, like a blade of self-denial. The coil of distorted centimetre tape on her shoulders suggests a painful dependence of self-esteem on weight. Femininity is gone, leaving only angles, absence, denial.
In between are drops, pills and pellets that hint at purgative behaviour: artificial vomiting, taking laxatives and diuretics. Underfoot is an unstable scale where one figure weighs 120kg, the other 35kg: a symbol of distorted body perception, a key symptom of RPP.
This illustration visualises two forms of eating disorders:
* Anorexia - conscious restriction of food, fear of gaining weight, desire for an "invisible body".
* Bulimia - overeating and the subsequent "punishments": purging, shame, exhaustion.
The work helps to raise awareness of RPP, breaks taboos and stereotypes by emphasising the non-psychological and physical consequences of these conditions. It can be used as a visual tool for psycho-education, in educational, clinical and art therapy settings.

Materials: Touch Twin alcohol markers, Posca acrylic marker
Basis: watercolour paper 100% cotton, cold pressed, density 300 g/m²
Technique: mixed technique (markers on paper)
Size: 25 × 25 cm
Decoration: without frame, without pasparte.
Originality: author's original work in a single copy.
Signature: author's signature on the front side
Year of creation: 2023
Style: conceptual surrealism / psychoart
Certificate: enclosed is a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist
Storage recommendations: store in a dry room protected from direct sunlight; it is recommended to place under glass with a UV filter.
Packaging and shipping: Packed in a hard cardboard envelope, wrapped in protective bubble wrap.

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AnorexiaBulimiaEating DisordersMental HealthBody Image