WORKS
ARCHIVE 1
2020-2024
Series of various paintings and pencil, ink, and oil pastel drawing
Seattle, WA
New York, NY
TARTARUS
2021
Tartarus is based off of Man Ray's photography and use of Surrealism. This piece explores Man Ray's use of double exposure and dream world imagery. I wanted to reference my work from last semester such as Oblivion and my work with double exposure. I was inspired by anime titles such as Sailor Moon and Perfect Blue. I reference Junji Ito and other horror manga I found on the internet. I also looked at other artists who explored Surrealism like Kazuhiro Hori and Trenton Hancock. Man Ray also explored weaponizing mundane objects like he did in his piece called Gift. I chose to weaponize my body through my outfit while also adding angels wings also from last semester. I reference Arca's look in her album KiCK i. I began by sketching some of the drawings with pencil in a sketch book. Taking a break from drawing, I shot some self portraits with a digital camera. I took the portraits in photoshop and began cutting them out. I finished the drawings with oil pastel and collaged the piece together. I wanted the final product to look like a landscape of Hell. Some challenges were finding motivation and momentum in finishing this piece. Tartarus is a digital collage that explores my interpretation of the dream world and multiples. Oblivion is an expanded version of Gestalt Principles. Continuing with the Hyperpop album cover aesthetic, I created a new composition with a series of oil pastel drawings. Oblivion is a modern day Renaissance painting on biblical symbolism, life, and chaos. This piece takes inspiration from biblically accurate angels, Grimes, sci-fi anime, and HieronymusBosch. I wanted to use my playful style but also contrast that with characters and their actions I portray in my piece.
Selection from series, oil pastel and digital self-portraits
New York, NY
OBLIVION
2020
Oblivion is an expanded version of Gestalt Principles. Continuing with the Hyperpop album cover aesthetic, I created a new composition with a series of oil pastel drawings. Oblivion is a modern day Renaissance painting on biblical symbolism, life, and chaos. This piece takes inspiration from biblically accurate angels, Grimes, sci-fi anime, and Hieronymus Bosch. I wanted to use my playful style but also contrast that with characters and their actions I portray in my piece.
Selection from series, oil pastel
Seattle, WA