yegas489@newschool.edu
Artist StatementArt is about a topic of an idea, and therefore exposing those ideas through a visual outcome,
color and shape and composition produces a certain style and mood to the image, this is how I
produced a visual outcome to communicate a certain concept or idea that I expose through Fine
Art. I have chosen to produce a body of work inspired by personal space, and how personal
space can reflect and evoke characteristics of a person without using them in an image.
Furthermore, I use intimate objects and the way a person curates their space to evoke a sense of
personality. Using images, I have taken from friends living spaces, I aim to capture the essence
of a character through the way they live in a space. Moreover, I collage the images in the
background and use acetate layered on the foreground with drawings of the personal space.
Furthermore, the use of acetate evokes the translucent quality I am presenting to the viewer,
allowing the viewer to consider this private and personal space.
Initially the inspiration for the body of work was my interest in the way a person portrays
themselves, this can range from the way a person dresses, speaks, the way they stand or walk.
However, I found myself specifically attracted to the personal space a person lives in, and how
your home or virtually everything there is what it is and where is because of something you did.
Wither it is a family photo pinned on the fridge, or even a book which was one at time read every
day, now pushed back of the shelf, but most importantly not thrown out. All these little details
reflect your personality.