2025 Muswellbrook Art Prize

Autosuggestion (Green)

Andy Harwood

Autosuggestion (Green), 2025 synthetic polymer on canvas 153 x 122 cm

‘Autosuggestion (Green)’ explores the ability to subconsciously adopt an idea. Originating from one’s mind, the repetitive idea becomes a self-induced proposal, influencing feeling and behaviour. Akin to hypnosis, autosuggestion can manipulate one’s bodily state. The mathematically arranged composition engages the viewer’s emotional response through the interruption of foreground and background, creating the illusion of receding and advancing planes, shifting focus between inner and outer space.