OFM art
Naughty Femme by Nature
Barbara Danczik by Veronica L. Holyfield
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aking on a life of its own, social media has completely changed life as we know it. Platforms like Instagram have been used for both positive change and foul play. From influencers to celebrities, from oddities to fascinations, and from opaque to grotesque, everyone and anyone can have a voice in the eternal black hole that is the noisy internet. For Denver-based, queer artist Barbara Danczik (@barrrab666), screaming into the ether of social media has evolved from a place of journaling the tribulations of her life into a lucrative den of sultry and seductive imagination.
Photos provided by Barbara Danczik
Studying art in college, Danczik got her degree in fashion design, though her art employs a vast variety of mediums that include digital illustration, watercolor, and even tapestry weaving. Starting these activities as a young girl, she recalls being absorbed in the sketches, sitting patiently and drawing quietly, all the while dreaming one day she would be an artist. “I think I had a really vivid imagination, and my parents had me super young, so I didn’t really have a lot of kids to play with, so I think they placated me with art,” she explains. With an astute awareness, she is the first to admit that she is eager for the limelight, one who craves to be seen. Yet, what may have started as a way to keep the attention-hungry youngster occupied began to flourish into an aptitude for craft. Danczik moved a lot as a kid, constantly being introduced to new schools and ambiguous, social cliques. One thing remained consistent, though, and that was art being an ice-breaking pipeline between her as the new kid and the frivolous, closed-off preteens.
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