Paintings

A curated selection of paintings, murals and prints by Sirena Pearl. Encompassing media such as acrylics, oils, inks and cyanotype

IUD

2024 Acrylic and Oil on Canvas "IUD" features a malformed figure hunched over a fleshy sphere, transfixed by a glowing copper IUD. Blood drips from its mouth, embodying the conflicting emotions of fear, pain, curiosity, and the desire for autonomy. The figure’s hunched posture reflects the dismissal of pain often...

Bathtub

2024 Acrylic and Oil on Canvas In "Bathroom," a solitary figure gazes down into a tub brimming with menstrual blood, the fluid trailing down its legs. A larger-than-life tampon rests in the bloodied water, while a giant hand, smeared with sticky blood, reaches toward the figure. This scene serves as...

Ovaries

2024 Acrylic and Oil on Canvas "Ovaries" depicts a surreal ocean of blood within an artificial womb-like environment, where a tampon floats like a teabag. Two figures, resembling protective ovaries, cradle a uterus-like cave containing a copper IUD, symbolizing the tension between natural reproductive processes and medical interventions. The digital...

Caving

2024 Acrylic and Oil on Canvas In "Caving," three distorted figures with elongated necks and slimy bodies rest in a womb-like cave environment. The figures rest around a pool of blood, their gazes fixed on a candle-lit, blood-soaked tampon floating above them as if it were a sacred or coveted...

Clothes hanger

2024 Acrylic and Oil on Canvas "Clothes Hanger" features a distorted, pink, slimy figure staring at the viewer with a deer-in-headlights expression, its hands stained with blood. A giant, bloody clothes hanger interlocks with the figure, a motif of the erosion of abortion rights and the haunting physical and emotional...

Heavy Flow

2024 Acrylic and Oil on Canvas "Heavy Flow" features an illuminated figure seated regally amidst neon orbs, wiping blood from its face. The figure is drenched in thick blood that spills onto the glowing orbs, amplifying the intensity of a heavy menstrual flow and the burdensome weight of menstruation. 48x...