The Boomer Gallery - The Dark Side: 4th Edition

• Boomer Gallery London

• Deadline: July 2nd, 2025

• Theme: The Dark Side

• Prize: Exhibition in London + Exposure

• Entry Fees: Free Submission (Pay if Selected)

• REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE

There is perhaps no figure more closely aligned with the spiritual isolation and emotional rigor of a monk than the visual artist. While this parallel may invite discussion or dissent, it serves as a powerful lens through which to view the artist’s daily reality. Picture the stillness of the studio—the sacred temple of creation—where sunlight drapes across neglected brushes and half-finished works. Here, time stretches, collapses, and reforms, as the artist labors intensely, often alone, for weeks or months, driven by a quiet hope that their internal visions might one day resonate with the outside world.

Inside these walls, creation is not simply an act—it is a form of meditation, a ritual, a battle. The silence is not empty but loaded with thought, doubt, desire, and determination. The artist returns day after day to the same chair, now more symbol than furniture. It stands watch over moments of despair, over decisions made and unmade, over breakdowns and breakthroughs. It is here, in this crucible of private torment and resilience, that the artist’s mind turns inward, again and again, asking: Does what I make matter? Does it mirror the truth of who I am?

Like Van Gogh before them—who painted his anguish as vividly as his landscapes—today’s artist is both vessel and voice for unseen worlds. Their studio becomes a stage for internal conflict, where the stakes are identity, legacy, and meaning itself. And yet, despite the darkness, beauty is born. Despite the doubts, something lasting emerges.

This exhibition seeks to lift the veil on this invisible process. It invites audiences into the space between vision and execution, between solitude and revelation. By bringing forth work created in these hidden sanctuaries, we hope to remind viewers that behind every piece of art is a human soul grappling with the same longing we all feel—to be seen, to be understood, to matter.