FIA3: ‘Art as Code’ Miku Sugimura, Year 11
Artist Statement Our personal identities are defined by social constructs. We conveniently fit within categorises, such as gender, ethnicity and religion; helping us distinguish complex organisms between each other. Similarly, artists tend to express their identity in relation to groups of people, rather then themselves. Contemporary artists, Brook Andrew’s ‘Ancestral Worship, 2010’ and Xu Bing’s ‘Living World, 2001’, roots their sense of identity within their Indigenous Australian heritage. Artists often choose to demonstrate who they are from concepts which have a sense of community (many people) rather than solely one person. This made me beckon the question, what makes us, us? With so many people, we do not have the opportunity to have a in-depth conversation with everyone. With little to no information, by wider-society, we are often so defined by our relationships with other people or where we belong e.g. gender, sexuality, spirituality, hobbies, social class and etc.
Artist Statement Intersectionality is the idea that different aspects of a person's identity can expose them to different levels and forms of discrimination or privilege. This idea stems from the convenience to generalise a person from where they belong or present themselves as. From the outside looking in, we are barely identified by the little actions we do every day. It is more often than not, the bigger picture. My experimental artworks focuses on dissecting my personal identity, into social constructs which I abide by e.g. nationality, religion and gender. Colours and shape, symbolise each category. On the contrary, my final artwork focuses on isolating my identity from categories. Leaving only the eyes of a character on a white canvas. What do we ‘see’ in others when they are stripped bare?
Resolved Work
Eyes, 2021 Oil on Canvas (100x75cm) ‘What do we see in others?’ The dilemma of a world without social constructs.
Experimental Work 1
Jesus and Buddha, 2021 Acrylic on Paper (100x70cm) Who would win in a fight?
Experimental Work 2
Girl and Boy, 2021 Oil on Canvas We don’t like gender norms. Repeat after me.
Experimental Work 3
Satan smoking the Jesus pack, 2021 Lino Print on Paper Jesus just got smoked. Blame it on the devil.
Experimental Work 4
Mt. Japan, 2021 Acrylic and Ink on Paper Japan sucks… kinda.
Experimental Work 5
Sh*tstorm Green, 2021 Photoshop Collage Green is nature. Green is plastic?
Experimental Work 6
I will email video.
Soundtrack 2 My Life, 2021 Video Music is pre-good.
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