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Marisa Artista

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Designer, Mixed Media Artist, Dreamer, Film Buff, Goofball 🌳 Brooklyn, NY. Views are mine Art + Interviews/Features: linktr.ee/marisaavelarart

  1. #ArtHistory 🗃️🐡

    Happy Sunday, Blueskiis

    Miriam Schapiro, who is a key figure in feminist art, honors her father’s influence in "Father and Daughter” (1997). The painting shows Theodore Schapiro, an industrial designer, offering his daughter a flower—a symbol of the gift of art.

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    Miriam Schapiro “Father and Daughter” (1997) • Dressed in masquerade, two figures dance together. Schapiro represents her father as a Russian immigrant to Canada. She depicts herself as a street smart kid. • The painting is a “femmage” — a feminist collage that integrates acrylic paint with fabric, embroidery, and other decorative materials traditionally associated with women.
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  2. allow yourself to learn art for no reason, no goal, no project, no deadline. it will be the most pleasant experience. the freedom to figure out challenging curves is going to be the most rewarding feeling.

    just make art for no reason.

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  3. I'll say it once and I'll say it again. If you think artists are just "naturally talented", you're deeply wrong. The only difference between you and us is that we kept trying when it didn't come out like we hoped. You can always make art yourself. There's no bad time to start, you can start now.

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  4. Say what you will about Gavin Newsom, but he’s a fighter, whether that’s against Trump, trans children, or his own constituents with nowhere to live.

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