Exhibition Statement

Exhibition Statement

"If you're going to rebel, do it with purpose." 
 - Kushandwizdom

I am LE BohemianMuse: a passionate and expressive artist, going against social convention. Through this persona, I revitalize the influence that art has on life and society, using creative force to mirror the joys and faults of humanity. Each painting I create is abstract and aggressively displays emotional struggle, doubt, and hope. Through abstract art, I move beyond simplicity, and I am open to the complex. Seeing that life can, at moments, feel simple, our emotions are more intricate.

"Rebel" is an experimental series where I go against my creative instinct. Within this challenge, I have pushed myself to move past my old habits of creation and have evolved a new approach towards my abstract paintings. Each piece reflects a story of this defiance act I put upon myself. So within the work, you’ll see the reflection of various stages of where I was within the creation process. As an artist, repetition can be comforting and can be stagnant, and to grow; you have to break some old ways. Over the past several years, my work as an abstract painter has grown exponentially. Still, I wanted/needed to push myself outside of my comfort zone, especially being that I am a colorist. 

Each piece is titled with the various wordplay on the word rebel, though a few pieces reflect a moment of hope. Being an emotional painter, I work from a stream of consciousness. Being rebellious is often too sensationalized, sometimes to the extreme of either admiration or hate. But it's a necessary tool when you want to establish change. Order cannot exist without a little chaos, and once that chaos settles, an actual difference can happen. Only then does hope genuinely arise. I apply this concept to everything from social justice, systematic change, and even personal growth. This series is a story of my continued surge as an artist by calling forth my inner rebel. 

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