“Communion” by Lesley Bergere is a beautifully senstive piece of spiritual art. Here an adult female figure lies curled in a relaxed foetal postion, cushioned upon flower petals and surrounded by a hazy swirl of watery colours. It appears as if this figure is floating within the Universe or beneath the ocean, cocooned by immanent lifeforce. The suggestion may be that this archetypal female is experiencing a rebirth or initiation, a dreamtime experience into which she sinks with relaxed limbs. There is an interesting contrast between the long limbed adult body and the hand raised towards the childlike face in a typical foetal gesture. It is as if in some way the adult returns to the simplicity and trust of the inter-uterine state.
This is a wonderfully relaxing painting, the colours soothing and the presence of the beautifully modelled figure compelling. I could imagine this painting suiting a meditation or healing space very well. It is large, the figure appears close to life sized, and so this painting would look wondeful in an uncluttered space, perhaps one with decor accents that picked out the blues and purples of the background.
