Current design proposal for the mural
Current design proposal for the mural
Community Participation Events August 13,20,27th
Community Participation Events August 13,20,27th
Using a pattern that has roots in several Ancient cultures, Meander brings together the colors from a variety of Pride flags. The small printed portraits found throughout the mural come from two sources. Blended together in harmony are linoblock images produced by citizens of Austin of themselves or loved ones as well as artist produced illustrations of persons from the Queer community who have helped moved forward the cause of equality. Scroll down this page to see galleries of all the portraits in the project.
Meander is part of the inaugural 2-D version of the City of Austin's Tempo Public Art Program. Special thanks to the Parks & Recreation department for hosting our community workshops at the Lamar Senior Center and to Midtown Ishmael Law Firm, PC for their financial support.
Veracity
an exhibition for PrintAustin 2022
There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
Buddha
Veracity brought together work from three artists employing distinct lenses to authenticity. Shanisia Person explores diverging aspects of gender, employing literal transparency to appose its place in the broader society with how it functions within the BDSM community. Brent Pheto populates his world with relatable characters demonstrating the ubiquity of disempowerment through the raw emotions often present in everyday situations. Cameron Gray utilizes materiality as a codex to unlock the ancestral spirit, selecting objects that often have violent connections to Blackness and repositioning their narrative. In combination these artists present an uncompromising view of a world which would prefer that we close our eyes rather than see the truth. The show was hosted by Something Cool Studios.
“Nigga, Who Taught You How to Rob?!”
Cotton knitted ski mask with American flag
Untitled
Gouache on mylar
Imprinted 22
Monoprint
Cameron Gray
Ames, IA
Cameron Gray (he/him) believes in highlighting forgotten spaces, materials, and stories through their direct relationship to Black history and experience.
Shanisia Person
Atlanta, GA
Shanisia Person (they/them) makes work centered in sexuality, including gender, its expression and the limitlessness and ever growing concept of what that means to art and therefore beauty and humanity.
Brent Pheto
Austin, TX
Brent Pilane Pheto (he/him) creates characters and symbols that interact with each other in order to discuss different philosophical, political, and conspiratorial ideas.