Category: Visual Arts

Two Pieces

Artist Statement: I create body prints with feminist intent, as director, artist and model, each dedicated to a woman artist in multi-colored abstract, expressive forms reminiscent of ink blot tests. Using my body, my work initiates conversation about my role as a mother. As I’ve become comfortable, and studied art history in graduate school, I recognized similar situations with other artists. This series of tributes to feminist and women artists past and present, involves a physicality of writing about them and erasing/painting over it, to remember while recognizing their (frustrating and unfortunate) potential ill fate to history. My art is not enough to honor them, nor are such tributes a new idea. Still, optimistically, with admiration; I intentionally left one parenthesis off the titles with hope. My titles include “Mother Art” referencing my role as a mother, and the tribute artists’ (chosen or not) role in paving the way for artists like me.

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“Mother Art (Tribute to Adrian Piper,” Acrylic on Paper, 18″ X 24″, 2016

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“Mother Art (Tribute to Ann Mendieta,” Acrylic on Paper, 18″ X 24″, 2016

SALLY DESKINS is an artist, writer and curator. All of her work focuses on women, feminism and curating issues in art. Her artwork has been exhibited nationwide and published in Masque and Spectacle and Extract(s) among others. Her 2014 illustrated book, Intimates and Fools, with poetry by Laura Madeline Wiseman, won the Nebraska Book Award for illustration and Design. She also created art for Leaves of Absence (2016). She is founding curator of Les Femmes Folles, an organization for women in art.

Three Pieces

Artist Statement: “My art tries to explore various facets of myself and the world that I live in. I want my art to strive beyond the limitations of feelings that art is supposed to portray. I want to be ‘ARTraged rather than outraged.”

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PRIYANKA PAUL is a humanities student at St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. She’s a self taught artist and loves to experiment with different mediums. She also writes and most of her written work is accompanied by her illustrations. Her art is highly influenced by social issues, gender studies and a basic liberal outlook of the world.

Rebecca

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Rebecca by Narisa Devakula
Acrylic on Paper Ι 24″ X 18″ Ι 2014

NARISA DEVAKULA is a senior at the Hotchkiss School from Bangkok, Thailand. A regional silver key recipient from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards and a graduate of the Iowa Young Writers’ Workshop, she currently runs her school’s literary magazine, The Writing Block. Her writing and artwork have been published or are forthcoming in Textploit, Polyphony H.S, The Apprentice Writer, and several high school literary magazines.

World Dreaming

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World Dreaming by Alexandria Heather
Mixed Media Ι  9″ x 12″ Ι 2015

ALEXANDRIA HEATHER is mostly water.

Black and White

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Black and White by Simran Khokha
Pencil on Paper Ι 10″ X 8″ Ι 2013

SIMRAN KHOKHA is an Engineering student at the University Of Delhi, India. She has been painting since she was four, having won many laurels in various art competitions. An active member of the Fine Art and Crafts Society of her college, Khokha enjoys working with water-colors and acrylics. Her favourite days are when she gets to splash paint and drink mojito.

Elba At The Window

Artist Statement: “At first, I was going to throw the painting away until I added some yellow highlights that brought the picture to life.  I changed the window scenery at least four times to complement the portrait.”

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Elba At The Window by Clinton Inman
Oil on Canvas  Ι   24″ x 32″  Ι  2015

CLINTON INMAN was born in England and graduated from San Diego State University with a degree in Philosophy.  He is a retired high school teacher living in Florida with his wife, Elba. He paints realistic art in the Romanticist tradition. 

Two Sketches

Artist Statement: “The first version of Siddhartha was made in 1984, as a gift to my elder brother who had renounced the world. Originally inspired from a sculpture of The Buddha, this piece aims to capture the peace and inner radiance of enlightenment. It was redone in 2010.

Although redone in 2010, Return and Rest was first made in 1995, when my sister had left Mumbai for a small town with plenty of earth, trees, sun and fresh air.”

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ASHWIN PANDYA is a sketch-artist and illustrator, whose work has graced many book-covers. Acknowledged for his digital art as well as musical compositions, Ashwin Pandya can sketch given any situation, description or character. You can visit his website here.