Oftentimes, we throw the word artist around loosely when discussing certain creatives. When discussing Racquel Jones, the title of “artist” truly applies. Shortly after delivering her new album, IgnoRANT, she has delivered her newest visual for “Hurt.” Directed by Dante Marino, the visual features the rising artist putting her pain on the canvas as her significant other watches on while trying to get her attention. All the while, Jones blocks him out and continues to express herself through painting in a way that the song’s lyrics suggest that she could never express herself with him.
“‘Hurt’ is a collision of performance art and emotional pain, climaxing into a cathartic release in a creative controlled space,” she said about her new video.
“This video is literally a voyage into this emotional, psychological and artistic process. No script. No plans of what to paint. Stripped down with a blank canvas, painting my feelings, feeling my words, with palpable emotions of being hurt, with pain hovering and taunting, as I seek to release it once and for all. The end result of this release culminates into a picture, immortalizing and representing the relief of finally releasing.”
Racquel Jones is just getting started as we head into the fall. Check out her new performance piece below.
