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2019 and 2020 threw America an arsenal of challenges to deal with that dissolved our defenses, created conflicting emotions within us and polarized us. Coronavirus completely changed our way of life, the Black Lives Matter riots shook us, the trans wave made us question, the Me Too movement astounded us, conspiracy theories confused us, a country unhappy with its leadership and a drama filled presidential election made us nervous. It was overwhelming to say the least.
We each sought out ways to cope with the novelty, boredom and stress of 2020. Some of us took up gardening or yoga while others turned to cooking. I turned my attention to my art career. My youngest daughter was enrolled and ready to go to school for the first time, which would have then left me with free days to make art and build my career. Then we found out that not only would my daughter not be going to school, but my entire family of four would be home for the next year and a half with me homeschooling and being their full time caretaker. I decided I was going to keep moving forward with my art career, and so while we were at home I made piece after piece, toward a 15 piece series (now also an NFT series).
I used each piece I created as a chance to stretch myself a bit more, to push and explore my depths. I asked myself how large I could personally make a collage and went a little bigger each time, inspired by my last trip to The Broad Museum to see Mark Bradford's work. I pushed myself to create more and more meaningful and complex works that would capture an audience's’ attention. At one point I looked with fresh eyes at the entire set of works and became clear that this was a commentary of the social and political environment prevalent in 2019-20.
My art making process often takes place in the subconscious realm. I am guided to certain imagery and compositions, not always knowing what they mean. When I stepped back and looked at the series 9 pieces in, I saw that I had been processing all of the events taking place from 2019-2021 on the canvas.
I see art as visual history, and with this series I wanted to have a record of all the political and social artifacts that people gave significance to during this time of turmoil so that it is remembered. I tried my best to comment on the world’s events with neutrality, simply documenting what people were talking about, not giving my opinion of whether I thought they were true or false.
Some of my recent inspirations are from artists such as Betye Saar, Jen Stark, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Mimmo Rotella and Yayoi Kusama.
Some of the pieces in this series were assisted by my two daughters, Sarah Rebecca Revivo and Amalia Revivo.
Many of the materials in this series are vintage pieces with new materials being used in a supportive context. This makes the work original and rare and is in line with my usual material collection style. Whenever possible I used artist grade paper and neutral pH adhesive. All works are framed.
Disclaimer: In no way is the artist claiming truth to any conspiracy theory, suspicion, report, story or claim made by researched media sources, nor does she align herself with any media outlet, political group, religion or any other organization. The artist is a free agent acting on her own behalf, seeking to record history and ask meaningful question to provoke thought. The artist supports the freedoms granted to all individuals and believes we are all
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