Totem II
Oil on Canvas, 2026
90 x 120 cm
Part of the Inner Worlds exhibition at Seventh Circle, Totem II continues an evolving series of paintings exploring shifting emotional states through repetition, fragmentation and subtle psychological change.
Working in stacked compositions, the paintings move beyond traditional portraiture and into something more fluid and unstable. Slight changes in expression, gaze and tension create movement across the surface, allowing the work to function almost like fragments from a moving image.
Created in Birmingham in 2026, the work forms part of the wider Totem series by Emma Woolley.
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Inner States
An exhibition by Emma Woolley
A 32-page exhibition book accompanying Inner States, a solo exhibition of figurative paintings by Birmingham artist Emma Woolley.
Featuring works from the Totem series and other paintings exploring identity, emotion and the different parts of ourselves.
Published in 2026.
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Printed in Birmingham.