13” x 19”, Acrylic, 2019.
I painted this piece based on a photograph taken in Chicago by Vivian Maier. It began as a study of the variations in grayscale from black to white but grew to comment on the supposed normalcy of referring to anyone in America as American. With this, I hope to bring attention to the fact that people of color in America have this title of ‘African’ American seemingly to separate them from being fully American.
13” x 19”, Acrylic, 2019.
This piece began as a study of color, but while making the collage I assembled fragments of memories and items that I admire and have an attachment with. The resulting aesthetic of blues, oranges, browns and greys radiate a feeling of bright blissfulness, which I associate with the summertime. I connected this with the memories of summer travels in the past, which have transformed into a glimpse of a dream in my mind. This leaves me longing for more travel, and as I created this piece the dream came alive once again.
13” x 19”, Acrylic, 2019.
This collage began as a black, white and grey-scale study. As I created it, I combined static elements and patterns to evoke stability, while becoming dynamic. I placed the cut outs and frames of cut outs to emphasize their connection while giving them a new meaning. In this way I have created meanings in the voids of the objects that are cut out.
