Crystal Robinson
Crystal Robinson
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Orange in Shackles, Digital Painting/Procreate, 2021
Artist Statement
Artist Statement
200 + years caused by the shackles of having more melanin in one’s skin. Little by little, we are still waiting for both the chains and cuffs to rust and erode. In the end, everyone is just another shade of orange.
“I’m not crazy, my reality is just different from yours.” & “If you don’t know where you want to go, then it doesn’t matter which path you take.” -Lewis Carroll/Cheshire Cat
De'Laura Christie Washington
The loss of a home, acrylic gouache
In societies hands, acrylic paint and ink, 2020,
2020, Wraps, digital illustration,2021
Artist Statement
My artwork is talks about standardized beauty in society and gentrification exploring these ideas from my understanding and perspective of these topics. I constantly ask why it is expected for women to photoshop or surgically change to get rid of the natural form they have to be a part of a trend in beauty. We can sometimes become so blinded by what is unrealistic for most but appreciated more.Through my art, I was also illustrating the effects that gentrification has on communities, forcing small business and longtime residents from their neighborhoods to be replaced by yet another high rise, high priced development.
Mya Neptune
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
- Maya Angelou
Disturbed
I'm feeling lost
Bleached Coral Swimwear Collection
Glibber Globber
Artist Statement
The visionary subject I base my artwork off is how I interpret many variations of simulations relating to myself. I elaborate this idea through the visual pieces I create. In my pieces of artwork, I like to make the textures and details very prominent. My use of color in my paintings tend to be very striking to bring attention to the main focus of the piece. Doing this helps elaborate the message of my piece. I am and other versions of myself tend to be the main subject in my paintings because they gravitate towards the ideas of misconceptions and the self-consciousness I have about myself. Conclusively, I would like my work to dwell on the visual representation of how I feel about myself physical and mentally. Involving social culture and media influences helps to visually compare my thoughts and feelings. In the future, I visualize my artwork to mature in style and concepts.
Samson Desroches
Artist Statement
My sustained investigation was constructed based on the question of how I felt about inequality and police brutality, as some of my pieces had the stained and tattered American flag to exhibit America’s true immoral behavior against African-Americans.
“Brutal America”, Acrylic paint, digital media, 2019
Jerrod Williams
Untitled, paint, 2021
Artist Statement
In my art , I like to capture my perspective of social problems. Some of my favorite works have been about different views one can have and be influenced by society. As an artist I am interested in putting my input in a creative way about the effects we as people have on one another and how people are influenced by other people’s opinion.
Athena Regalado
Piece 4: Firefly, Digital Painting, 2020
Piece 3: The Misty Marshlands, Digital Painting, 2021
Piece 1: The Pink Horizon, Digital Painting 2021
Piece 2: Water Joins the Earth, Acrylic and various paper on canvas, 2020
Artist Statement
As an artist, I’d like to create primarily narrative based work that stems from the fantastical stories I love to write. As someone who’s interested in filmmaking, I want to produce artwork based on the stories, characters and environments present in my writing and films. I’d like to utilize traditional materials such as painting on canvas, as well as digital software to portray the forms in a sort of semi-realistic manner to show while these stories are fictional, these situations and characters are meant to feel as though they can be experienced; they reflect real world problems and people which are things we may encounter in our lives. With acrylic and digital paint, I will use my brush to create dynamic and expressive brushstrokes, thus creating a whimsical and lively mood which will reflect the fantastical motifs included in my writing and artwork. The compositions will be arranged in an attempt to create a sort of cinematic effect, pushing for strong visual storytelling as I’m influenced by my passion for film. My goal in creating this work is to communicate the visual images I envision while writing to help the readers/viewers better understand my creative vision and to further bring these imaginary worlds to life.
Amya Stovall
"Untitled 4", Digital Art, 2021
"Untitled 5", Digital Art, 2021
"14", Digital Art, 2021
Artist Statement
My work represents and focuses on the concept of decay. I explore the many forms decay comes in such as physical and emotional. I create scenes where a figure goes through this change, the decay, and it showcases their emotions and feelings in the piece.
Diamond Gabriel
Artist Statement
As an artist, the main goal behind my works is creating a commentary and showcasing the sides to black women that society chooses to ignore. Being a black woman in America is one of the hardest things you can do, and with each piece, I strive to show those struggles as well as the beauty that can come from them. This piece titled “The Angry Black Women” confronts the stereotype of black women being “angry” and “rude” by displaying a black women exuding nothing but joy and happiness.
“I’m not longer accepting the things I cannot change... I’m changing the things I cannot accept.” - Angela Davis
Nadja Soimaud
Artist Statement
Black Love, impacting generations after.
"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. "
Black Love, Graphite, 2020
Trinity Eugene
Generational Curse, Pencil and Water Color, 2020
Artist Statement
As an artist I am interested in exposing the reality and experiences of my life. The work produced will be circumstantial and derive from places in my life that I feel may be holding me back from an effective future. These deep conflicts are derivative financial issues, to generational curses. Each piece will ultimately return to a place that expresses restraint.
“Do not allow any negativity or ugliness in your surroundings affect your growth or make you question your self-worth"-Suzy Kassem.
Zeshawn Luc
"The Pringles Effect" charcoal 2020
"Interpretation of a stoic maxamalist" pastels and charcoal, 2020
Artist Statement
The goal is not to create expressive art. I act as the bridge of the unseen; the third person present within passing. When an onlooker approaches my piece, composed in comfort, of chalks, pastels and charcoals, the goal is not to discover nor interpret, but to perceive through a corrugated perspective. I feel most at ease within a social setting and my artwork seeks to challenge normalities between individuals and push the bound of social acceptance.
"Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it" - Salvador Dali
Narah Deeb
“Have a vision. Be demanding.” -Colin Powell
North, Acrylic on wood, 2019
Lory Charles "AfricanaLo"
"Be proud of who you are, not ashamed of how someone sees you "
“Dysmorphia” acrylic on wood, 2019
“Panthers” acrylic on cardboard, 2019
“Lolo and Pops” acrylic on canvas, 2019
"4c", Acrylic on canvas, 2020
"Chic" Acrylic on canvas, 2020
“ Ti Garçon” acrylic on canvas,2020
Artist Statement
In the past four years, I have struggled with being a Black person in a predominantly white Hispanic School. Considering the fact that I proudly represent two different Black communities, I believe that culture is a very powerful thing. In my work, I embrace different cultures by representing what makes each of them unique.
Unfortunately, being Black in this world means that I have had to deal with many issues related to my race. Not only do I have to challenge negative stereotypes, I am also constantly forced to view graphic and brutal depictions of Black death and suffering because of their prevalence in the media. This all culminates in portrayals of my race that are both mocking and disheartening.
Depicting these issues in my fine art is the only way for me to truly express their gravity. My art pieces are my way of expressing and exploring deep-rooted issues of oppression. I do so by depicting typically stigmatized elements of Black identity in a vibrant and positive light. I focus on artistically uplifting Black people, especially Black women, in a way that hasn't been done before.
In my community, we often let the views of other people influence us to the point where we segregate ourselves into different categories of ethnic backgrounds, physical features, and skin tones- hurting ourselves in the process. We are human beings with soul, character, and culture, which are all things that people appropriate rather than take time to learn and appreciate. Initially, we present ourselves as confident as a way to fight back against systemic racism and discrimination against our race. However, little by little, the facade slowly chips away to reveal broken people. I use vibrant, acrylic colors to paint a side of us that isn't normally portrayed in the media- a beautiful side often obscured by the social stigma we currently fight and will continue to fight against for many years to come.
Abel Reyes
“We have to continue to empower each other... we do not have to live in this marginalisation, we do not have to live in oppression, but our fight to get out of it is not going to be an easy one.” - Dominique Jackson
Chosen Family, Textile Swatches and Colored Penci, 2021
Artist Statement
My creative process runs through ideas of the variance of gender expression. The
work I produce is interested in creating a dialogue narrating the trans femme experience
and creating a conversation surrounding the masc-femme binary. The color choice and
their meanings in relation to gender, along with my own experiences with them, acts as a
bridge of understanding to cisgendered and/or heterosexual people. The scenes I portray
are inspired by the common and personal experiences of the queer communities, focusing
on our identities in our heteronormative world.
I work using methods of collage and decollage, building layers and textures amongst
each other. My use of textile and sewing techniques alongside technical drawing further
convey my relationship with the contrasting energies of femininity and masculinity. Textile
manipulation is so important to my creation as fashion and clothing is one of the first
modes queer people use to expression gender identity. This fact is even more true in
femme identifying queer people.
My work as a whole is a reclamation of the communities I belong to. It is my taking
back the creativity and the imagination that was once shunned. It is my taking back my
femininity that remained hidden while utilizing the masculinity that was forced on to me
Lucia Menendez
Artist Statement
I hope to inspire future generations to stray from the path of conformity and go on a journey, much as stories inspired me to do the same. "We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of the dreams." - Arthur O' Shaughnessy
Jasmine Lowery
"Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it." - Helen Keller
"The Blinds", acrylic paint on stretched canvas, 2019
Artist Statement
Many of my works involve exploring the complex relationship between the corporeal and the fantastical of learned concepts, especially in the context of disabled experiences. In this particular piece, it reflect my identity as both an invisibly disabled and invisibly black person among other identities who may be more or less than my own. I wanted to emphasize how the way we exist can color our perception.
Caelib Jeshua Lamar Smith
I promise one day someone will love you
-Donnie Darko
Untitled, graphite, 2019,2020,2021
Artist Statement
Live happily, die satisfied
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