We kissed Elizabeth Winnel and we liked it. The Toronto, based painter received a BFA from in illustration from Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia. Her current work begins each painting with a layer of drips, splashes and bleeding, the ‘associative layer’ binding form and color for emotive effect. The second layer depicts herself in vulnerable and often erotic poses. The aim is not self-objectification, but reflection and analysis. In her paintings she endeavors to make apparent the dichotomy of interior and exterior in relation to her self-image. Take a closer look at some of her work below.
Back in January we posted about Tayana Fazlalizadeh’s “Victim of American Fear” piece, inspired by the tragic story of Sean Bell here. As promised, the Philadelphia based artist is expanding on the series and recently sent me this image of a new painting. Like the previous piece, this one depicts a young black male subject with targets cast across his body. Powerful stuff. I’m looking forward to see where this is going.
24-year-old Philadelphia based painter, Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, sent me her work recently. I spent a while studying her impressive oil paintings and Tatyana is the real deal.
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