Issue 5 - Attention Unframed Picture “I want to reach that state of condensation of sensations which constitutes a picture.” — Henri Matisse Oil Painting by Victoria Juharyan. Photo by Elina Akselrud, NYC 2010“Close your eyes. Relax. Picture the moment you were being born,” the therapist posited. “Whom would you
Issue 5 - Attention Art by Rebekah Danae RelaxPublic UnveilingDiverse CoalitionsTornado cookies Artist’s Note As a whimsical femininist from the vermilion Texas desert, my worldview hasn't shattered, but surrealized. There are volumes to paint on the modern
Issue 5 - Attention Art by Evgeny Solodky "Falcon, piercing the head""receding into memories""Fragrance of Remote Happiness""Good morning" Artist’s Note Evgeny's paintings are based on the classical school of oil painting with the addition of author's know-how-glazing with transparent paints on metal, the use of special ink, and
Issue 5 - Attention Art by Primrose Coke 'Cardinal Flower’, oil on canvas, 16”x20”, 2022‘Bare Lie’, oil on canvas,24”X 36”, 2022‘Shoelaces’, oil on canvas, 18”x24”, 2022 Artist’s Note First a shaky drawing is made and then lost in a thick daubing of oil paint in
Issue 5 - Attention Currents Behind the Scenes "Currents Behind the Scenes" acrylic on canvas Artist’s Note I was eight years deep into an art hiatus when I discovered the artist Katie Over (@katieesstudio) on Instagram. The moment something captures our attention, a process of a million steps begins, and ends,
Artwork Bound By Will Artist’s Note These two pieces signify trace in the way of discovering, investigating and developing a perspective of self outside of what’s “real” to our physical senses. I wanted to focus on the message encompassing pieces of our being we trace back
Artwork Lineage Lineage (2022) | graphite & colored pencil | 11 x 14 inchesProtector (2022) | oil on canvas | 16 x 20 inchesThe Blues (2022) | digital Artist’s Note While working on this piece, I wanted to explore the idea of the theme “trace” and what it means to
Artwork New Year's at the Church New Year's at the Church (2021) Artist’s Note For a time, I was a part of an art collective that ran an enormous DIY house venue. We had rented a whole-ass church in the Puerto Rican neighborhood of Chicago. For 5 years, we
Artwork Trace no. 3 Trace no. 3 (2022) | ink & watercolor Artist’s Note In this piece, I wanted to evoke the feeling of walking into the dark woods, retracing your steps, looking for the monsters you once ran from but don’t fear now.
Artwork Art by Travis Payne 2022 | multimedia Artist’s Note I'm what you call a multimedia artist. I started out with physical media but have mostly gone full digital art though I do dip back into physical materials when I feel the call to. I tend to be inspired
Artwork Self-Portrait This piece is a scan of a graphite self-portrait I completed in August of 2021. I’ve been interested in self-portraiture since I was very young—in recent years I’ve found the practice both healing and horrifying
Issue 3 - Searching Reaching for the Stars Reaching for the Stars, micron pen on illustration board, 10" x 8", 2021American Dream, photograph, 10" x 8", 2021 Artist’s Note For so many people, America represents a place of new beginnings and new opportunities. That’s why in 2007, my family traveled
Issue 3 - Searching Series of paintings for Symposeum by Lucy Villeneuve Lemonade, acrylic on canvas, 20" x 24" (2021)Currently, acrylic on canvas, 20" x 24" (2021)Sunday, acrylic on canvas, 20" x 24" (2021)Marshmallow, acrylic on canvas, 20" x 24" (2021)Yurt, acrylic on canvas, 16" x 20" (2021) Artist’s Note I
Issue 3 - Searching Searching for the Blue #1, acrylic on paper, 13" x 20" (2020)#2, acrylic on paper, 13" x 20" (2020)#3, acrylic on paper, 13" x 20" (2020)#4, acrylic on paper, 13" x 20" (2020)#5, acrylic on paper, 13" x 20" (2021)#6, acrylic on paper,
Issue 3 - Searching Artwork by Rebecca Arp Can the body be a searchlight (Eye) (2021)glass, lead, fluxUntitled (Sea Ache) (2021)deceased grandfather's oar, acrylic | paraffin wax, tissue paper, ink Artist’s Note My artistic practice concerns emotion, memory, ritual, and spirituality as seen through the lens of my experiences as
Issue 2 - Recovery Ascending Series (2021) No. 1-5 (acrylic on paper) No. 6-30 (iPad) Artist’s Note The Ascending Series began as a handful of paintings specifically made for the "Recovery" issue of Symposeum. The visuals in the series were a collaborative work influenced by the music of D.C.
Issue 2 - Recovery Selected Prints by Claire Lehnen Water Truck in Chennai (2020) | Oil on paper | 12 x 18 inches“Water Truck in Chennai (2020)” captures the intimacy of women—draped in colorful sarees—joyfully chatting, laughing, and splashing in the water in the hot and humid July air. The scene takes
Issue 2 - Recovery Bill's Lorica Your browser does not support the audio element. Reading by the author Let Go the Burden of Being Upright (The Purple Quilt) (2021) by Margaret Sloan | Watercolor on paper | 11.5 x 11.5 inchesin the sparkling northwoods blue-green today we gather warmth of
Issue 2 - Recovery Ça va me changer (This is going to change me) (2018) Acrylic on canvas | 36 x 48 inches Artist’s Note "Ça va me changer" is the second painting in a string of three that, together, form the Ça Series. The French utterance “ça” is multifaceted in its use: a pronoun, an interjection, and a
Issue 1 - Transition I consider a chestnut Your browser does not support the audio element. Reading by the author There is a project for the sun. The sun Must bear no name, gold flourisher, but be In the difficulty of what it is to be. —Wallace Stevens, “Notes Toward a Supreme
Issue 1 - Transition Winter Garden After Rain (2020) Ink on paper | 18 x 12 inches Artist’s Note This painting depicts the change of season in a cold room after a cold winter. I painted it at a time when I did not know what was next, just that I would be
Issue 1 - Transition Two Maidens (2020) Mixed media collage on canvas | 36 x 24 inches Artist’s Note In my final year of college, a professor prompted me to re-imagine an image from the school’s archives. I was enthralled by the idea of translating a piece of art into
Issue 1 - Transition Empire Twilight: The End of the Day (2020) Mixed media collage and acrylic paint on canvas | 24 x 36 inches Artist’s Note In keeping with this issue’s theme of transitions, my painting, “Empire Twilight: The End of the Day,” is part of an ongoing painting series using my officially declassified
Issue 1 - Transition Un coup de pouce (2020) Paper, adhesive | 8 x 12 inches Artist’s Note The French expression un coup de pouce conjures a tender force: the shock of a blow, un coup, in concert with the inner digit of a human hand, un pouce. Its uncanny charm brims with
