Isolation creates a very particular state of mind, a snow globe of a world that reflects only what is in one's own mind. In solitude, there is no other witness to confirm or deny reality. This can be dangerous, feeling like a prisoner to one's own mind. Or it can give a power over life to do whatever the fuck you want. When alone, the world is a mere slate on which to cast our solitary projections. For artists, this power spells doom or genius or both...
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chi moscou-jackson |
devon midori hale |
Born and raised in Seattle, Chi Moscou-Jackson is a painter. Jackson graduated from art school in Toronto in 2012 With a BFA in drawing and painting as well as a minor in sustainable design.
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Devon Midori Hale is an artist from Seattle, Washington. She grew up in Capitol Hill and now lives in the Central District near her high school alma mater, James A. Garfield. She earned her BFA in Drawing and Painting from the University of Washington in 2009. In 2014 she attended the Jentel Artist Residency in Wyoming and later won first prize in the 2015 City Arts Winter Art Walk Awards. Her work examines themes such as family history, intergenerational experience, and mixed-race American identity. She also works as a teaching artist for Building Bridges Arts Collaborative, Pat Graney Co., and Path with Art.
www.devonmidorihale.com |