Suzzan Blac: Where Art Is War

TRIGGER WARNING: The images created by artist Suzzan Blac are remarkably disturbing. For survivors of sexual violence in particular, they may be very difficult to view. Nevertheless, they are exquisitely created and hauntingly compelling. Ms. Blac, a survivor herself, uses oil paint to create surreal but remarkably lifelike images depicting women and children used in pornography, abuse and sexual torture. For me, her most brilliant achievement with a brush are the expressions in the faces she creates. The look in the eyes of her subjects- some victims and some predators- is truer to form than anything I've ever seen depicted. She is well worth discovering.