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on January 30, 2022

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Macey Oliver, Student Artist

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Touch Assignment

Flower of Life 8x10 Acrylic Paint on Canvas "As a fetus grows in the womb, surrounded by amniotic fluid, it feels liquid warmth, the heartbeat, the inner surf of the mother, and floats in a wonderful hammock that rocks gently as she walks...Up to your shoulder inside a cow, you feel the hot heavy squeeze of her, but I'll never forget my startled delight the first time I withdrew my hand slowly and felt the cow's muscles contract and release one after another, like a row of people shaking hands with me in a receiving line. I wonder if this is how it feels to be born." - Diane Ackerman, "A Natural History of the Senses" Pages 78-81 Statement: I thought about what it feels like to be in a moment of pure love and creation to make this painting. It's a flower of life, blooming a soul into existence. This is the response to the question of what it feels like to be born. We were all born into this world and we will all pass eventually. According to Indigenous k...

A Few Of My Favorite Things

1) A paintbrush case that I painted. Because I love painting ordinary everyday things, and in this case are the brushes that I use to paint them. Painting is relaxing and cathartic for me and I wouldn't be able to do it without my brushes. 2) My AirPods case. Because they help me escape into another world with my music, and allow me to use a noise cancelling function when the noise of the world gets to be too much. 3) A tar of vaseline. Because my lips are constantly dry and I'm always applying vaseline, and it's something that I like always having with me. 4) A lesbian flag. Because this is a key part of my identity that took me a long time to come to terms with, so I love showing pride in it. 5) A bottle of medication. Because my medication helps me get through my day to day life and be able to do art, and take care of myself as well as complete my work. 6) My snake earrings. Because they are my favorite earrings that I wear almost every day, and I love th...

Art 21 Response

Here I Am, Luchita Hurtado Video link: https://art21.org/watch/extended-play/luchita-hurtado-here-i-am-short/ The artists's work is vibrant and colorful, detailed and lively. It's really interesting when you consider the significance of this person's work, almost 100 years old, migrated at age 8 from Venezuela. She mentions how her identities as a migrant and mother, as well as someone who cares about the environment, are important to her work. Picture link: https://www.serpentinegalleries.org/whats-on/luchita-hurtado-i-live-i-die-i-will-be-reborn/ It's really interesting how she uses the perspective of looking down on her own body to represent a point of view that is rarely seen in art. The light falling over the painting is also different and interesting. She talks about how her focus on her own body is about knowing she can depend solely on herself. Picture link: http://tanajeanwelch.com/news/2019/2/28/spring-2019-featured-artist-luchita-hurtado This piece al...

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