My artwork expresses listlessness and lethargy. I feel these emotions all the time and I think many others do as well. This piece in particular popped into my head while I was pondering about how to display a feeling. The story though is that when I often feel bored and listless, I lay upside down and think. I made this to say that it’s okay and to just pause and take a break when the chaos of life gets overwhelming which I represented with the swirls in the background. I tend to be a vague person at times and hide what is going on in my head and that is what I put into my art and the girl.
Slipping Away Acrylic on canvas 2021 36x30"
My artwork is about endangered animals. The story behind it is that ever since I was a kid, instead of the usual dog and cat, I wanted to be around exotic animals that can’t be found everywhere. You can imagine that when I first found out about what was happening in their habitat around the world, I felt sad about having no control over it. Later on, I started doing research on populations and statistics which is what really inspired this piece to be done at this time. I want to make a statement about how if poaching, pollution, trophy hunting, habitat invasion, and overhunting doesn’t stop, then the true beauties of this world will be gone. Using the drips from the animals, I represented the idea of them melting away. I used some more common animals, but there are so many more I wanted to include. I relate to these animals because people like to steal the beauty your happiness brings.