Exhibition:
Individual Exhibition Photos:
Title: Beautiful Demise Size: 18 in x 24 in Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Exhibition Text: What matters is what’s on the inside, until you don't fit the beauty standards. “Beautiful Demise” represents this in the form of a porcelain doll, who is very fragile but so beautiful, until it's broken, becoming a scary thing. I created it with Tom Roberts' painting style in mind. |
Title: Desire Size: 16 in x 20 in Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Exhibition Text: The heart itself can lead us to what we so desire but in turn can take us down a road of darkness. A fragile heart, the idea of taking care of something so vulnerable, hoping it doesn’t break, holding onto it so tightly, however you are the one who is causing it harm. Inspired by Frida Kahlo's concepts and Michelangelo's painting style. |
Title: Dyspnea (Shortness of Breath) Medium: Block Print Exhibition Text: "Dyspnea" is an image depicting a person going through the hardships of life. This image can be interpreted in many different ways, all relating to struggles of anxiety and mental health. The hands represent the harsh feeling that you can't breathe, the panic attacks that ensue with being in a social or crowded area. This was all achieved with the usage of block printing. My piece was heavily inspired by the styles of artists Junji Ito and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. |
Title: Pills
Size: 20 in x 16 in Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Exhibition Text: The moment I was prescribed pills to control my depression, was the moment I realized I was not okay. Living each day ignoring these feelings and acting like I was okay when I was not. As time went on, I kept taking pills and pills and pills, and I still felt like I wasn't getting better. It felt like a chore taking them everyday, I grew irritated as I saw no improvement. However, the moment I stopped taking them, I began missing them. Inspired by Zdzisław Beksiński. |
Title: Pills Size: 20 in x 16 in Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Exhibition Text: The moment I was prescribed pills to control my depression, was the moment I realized I was not okay. Living each day ignoring these feelings and acting like I was okay when I was not. As time went on, I kept taking pills and pills and pills, and I still felt like I wasn't getting better. It felt like a chore taking them everyday, I grew irritated as I saw no improvement. However, the moment I stopped taking them, I began missing them. Inspired by Zdzisław Beksiński. |
Title: Out of Touch Medium: Editing/ Drawing Program (Clip Studio Paint) Size: 24 in x 36 in Exhibition Text: This piece is an embodiment of what I have gone through and my struggles with depression. With the use of pictures I took, I made a simple collage revolving around me distancing myself from ME as a person. Meaning that I put my own feelings aside so as to not worry others, to the point where I forget to take care of myself, therefore giving it the title Out of Touch, as I became out of touch with myself. This piece symbolizes the hardships I've gone through and how greatly it affected me. I took inspiration from the artist Rene Magritte, from their unusual situations and to the mood. |
Title: Behind Closed Walls Medium: Ink and Color Pencils on Paper Exhibition Text: MIAD Project called “Altering Landscapes” in which I did it regarding the issues evident in my neighborhood, from gun violence to drug usage. To touch into the effect it has on those who live in the neighborhood, and the lack of safeness people feel. |
Title: Eyes on You Medium: Digital Illustration on CLIP STUDIO PAINT Exhibition Text: Eyes on You represents the idea of feeling as though someone is constantly watching your every move making you feel scared and unsafe, however this is all in your head. Relating to experiences anxiety and the common occurrences with feeling as if someone is watching me and telling me things I don't want to hear. |
Title: Overgrown Sight Medium: Mixed Media (Clay, Moss, Rocks, Beads, Wood, Acrylic Paint) Exhibition Text: “Overgrown Sight” shows how our world continues to be overgrown by hatred and malice, everyday a new tree forms whether it is of pain or anger regarding how our world continues to be destroyed. Inspired by Paul Nash’s way of painting, and his ability to control the art's omitting feeling with color. |
Title: Fireflies through Crimson Days Medium: Acrylic Paint on Canvas Size: 12 in by 24 in Exhibition Text: “Fireflies through Crimson Days” shows how with love of those around me, I was able to stay afloat and continue living. My tears dried and my world lit up when my friends came into my life. I took inspiration from Van Gogh and the ability to see his brush strokes in his paintings, adding character and the shapes and bright colors he uses. |
Title: A Moment in Time Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 36 in by 36 in Exhibition Text: The calming atmosphere of mother nature. A place you can go whenever you feel lonely, a place to rest to relieve stress. Relating to my times during quarantine where I had to learn to live with myself and accept who I am. Experiencing lots of self-growth, I learned a lot about myself, what I want, and who I want to become. It’s all a matter of whether I accept myself or not. Inspired by John Everett Millais painting, Ophelia, and the calming yet sad atmosphere he created with the usage of colors and unity. |