T

T, 2026
Acrylic on Canvas
10 x 10 x 1.5 in

Signed on Back

Model: T

This work is part of The Tracy Piper's "SEEN Volume 5" the fifth 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 sixth book aptly titled "SEEN Volume 5".

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO FEEL SEEN?

"What it means to be seen…

What being seen means to me. I think we often are our hardest critics. I personally am so hard on myself. I feel the most seen on my hard days, when God/the universe sends people into my day to day to show me how they see me with words and affirmations that sometimes or most the time don’t line up with how I see myself. On my worst days, the days I need to be reminded of who I am I often pull from that, as close friend, a lover, my child, a customer whom I’ve served or a perfect stranger that shared something they saw in me in a brief moment of interaction. I am reminded then of how the world sees me, even if I don’t see myself in the same light. It’s a beautiful gift. Cuz loving ourselves is hard and sometimes it helps to see how others see you and to hold tight to those words" — T

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.