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Anchoresses—Jamie Azevedo

Art Issue #8: Rest & Recovery August 19th, 2021 August 19th, 2021 Artist’s Statement by Jamie Azevedo Anchoresses by Jamie Azevedo am constantly thinking about the human condition, the world we inhabit, and how we think we exist. Are there boundaries between here and there, us and them, or then and now? In observing our world, I believe deeply in the interconnectedness of everything. I abstract photographs to portray one simple thought: nothing we encounter goes ...

Still Moment—Evelina Kvartunaite

Art Issue #8: Rest & Recovery August 19th, 2021 August 19th, 2021 Artist’s Statement by Evelina Kvartunaite Still Moment by Evelina Kvartunaite his is a digital artwork that I created in the Procreate program. The drawing was inspired by the photograph of Indre Krucaite taken by Monika Markeviciute. The drawing is part of a series of photographs and digital artworks focusing on diversity and human beauty that I have been working on for around eight months now. ...

Healing Ever So Slowly—Kaelin Hanrattie

Art Issue #8: Rest & Recovery August 19th, 2021 August 19th, 2021 Artist’s Statement by Kaelin Hanrattie Healing Ever So Slowly by Kaelin Hanrattie hooting film takes my worries off the shot being perfect. While I was recovering from my surgery, that’s how I took pictures for the most part, on film. That way it was spontaneous. I had something to look forward to.Kaelin Hanrattie was born in Vietnam but has been raised all of her life ...

Just Vaccinated—Nathan DiPierri & Julianne Frega

Art Issue #8: Rest & Recovery August 19th, 2021 August 19th, 2021 Artist’s Statement by Nathan DiPerri & Julianne Frega Just Vaccinated by Nathan J. DiPerri & Julianne Frega ur cartoon features an elderly couple joyfully embarking on their lives together as a newly vaccinated couple. This idea was born out of contemplating the ways in which the vaccination offers life a new beginning, the elation and relief one may feel upon becoming vaccinated, and the fact ...

Cover Image—Anthony Clark

Art Issue #8: Rest & Recovery August 19th, 2021 August 19th, 2021 Artist’s Statement by Anthony Clark Artwork Title by Anthony Clark he three images contributed to this issue represent, each in their own way, a moment of curiosity. They also highlight the unpredictable ways the significance of a photograph evolves long after an image is captured. These images also evidence the ways parenthood has changed my priorities in the world and as a photographer. The cover photo ...

Pranitha Karthikeyan – Art PSM7

Art Issue #7: Mental Health April 15, 2021 Artist’s Statement by Pranitha Karthikeyan Youth's Struggle hen I was elementary school I remember meeting this boy on the playground. He told me about how everywhere he went, a dark and joyless feeling followed him. He described it to me as a rain cloud, which followed him from recess and back home. I was so naive and young that I barely understood him. The bright colors and the ...

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James Reade Venable – Art PSM7

Art Issue #7: Mental Health April 15, 2021 Artist’s Statement by James Reade Venable Emptiness his is 42nd St. at 12:59pm on Sunday, May 24th. It was taken while I was delivering food on bike. I did this to survive during the pandemic, as being a waiter or bartender wasn't an option. But it enabled me to see New York in a way in which I would never forget, and gave me the opportunity to take ...

Natalie Brescia – Art PSM7

Art Issue #7: Mental Health April 15, 2021 Artist’s Statement by Natalie Brescia Love Sorrow Self Portrait have been diagnosed with major depressive disorder. Love Sorrow, a self-portrait series, examines my relationship to mental illness. I am interested in the concept of duality and the dichotomy of light and dark. Through the visual metaphor of a split image, I depict the intensity, as potent as the contrast between black and white, of feeling internally fractured. ...