Hi all,
I am inspired to start working on the pieces that will result from some of the surveys I have received so far. I will still be reviewing entries (I guess for few years), but will start with this first batch. THANK YOU SO MUCH to all that have taken the time (and PAIN) to participate. You have no idea how much energy you have infused into me by sharing with me, and then we will share with the rest!
I Am”, is an ongoing collaborative study of portraits of Egos. Read the Complete Statement.
Here are the first 8 pieces I am stating to work on, all at the same time! Yay! Wish me luck getting it right!
- [I Am] Hope (Soy Esperanza) | Form by Anonymous
- [I Am] Universal, We are Everything (Soy Universal, Somos Todo) | Form by Ciara Spillane
- [I Am] Light (Soy Luz) | Form by Karen Josephson
- [I Am] Snowdrop | Form by Elena Caron
- [I Am] What I Feel (Soy lo que Siento)| Form by Eli Sedaghatinia
- [I Am] Complete (Estoy Completo) | Form by Samuel H. Dodson IV
- [I Am] the Product of my Work (Soy el Producto de Mi trabajo) | Form by Ciro C. Davila
- [I Am] Afraid (Tengo Miedo) | Form by Camila Davila
If you are in this list, I will be contacting you soon to thank you and, if necessary ask you few extra questions before I proceed. If you are interested in participating please click here,
IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
- You only need to describe ONE thing (or person, or role or thought) per entry. Each painting is not intended to portrait an individual with all our complexities, but just ONE thing you identify with.
- Not all labels or forms of identity need to be positive or nice in any way. They just need to be real for you. The more we put out there the more meaning we will take out of this project. Submissions could be 100% Anonymous 😉 It is up to you.
Cheers,
Andreina D
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Short Series Statement
Latin for “I”, Ego is the sense of self that is constantly attempting to define our personal identity so that we can distinguish ourselves from others: the set of labels or forms used by our minds to build identity. Central to this study is the recognition that our conceptual identity is NOT who we are, but a mere attempt to understand reality, which -as we know- is a relative concept. “I Am” explores the relation between our individual need for identity (our ego) and the transcendence of that conceptual connection over time. By embracing the plural and constant nature of our Ego, and isolating the forms or labels we use to grasp reality, I hope to de-clutter the entanglement of information creating room for personal and collective awareness.
Over time, I envision the series to collaborate around enough portraits of Ego, hoping the collection will allow us to individually become self-aware of some of the labels we use to identify ourselves (our never-ending plan to define our existence). That self-awareness of Ego could bring us closer to together.