Day 369: Nadia Vanilla
Nadia Vanilla
I’m inspired by the inner worlds of the people around me. I approach my art with curiosity and fascination with what makes my subjects tick. What are they thinking about when faced with these incredibly intimate situations? What circumstances lead them to be in these positions to begin with? Most of my recent work is made with soft pastels, though I also work with charcoal, ink, and watercolor on occasion. I tend to stick with a basic palette because I like to attempt to communicate ideas, or inspire discussion, with few “tricks.” When I choose to use color, it always has a specific purpose – red, to reflect power, sexuality, and volatility; blue to indicate peace, ease, and stability. I’ve been an artist ever since I could hold a pencil in my hand. Thirty years, now, I’ve been creating something. I spent a year of my college experience in studio art classes, although I quickly switched my focus to anthropology. I wanted to know more about how people work within cultures, how relationships around the world are forged and maintained, and how individuals’ specific cultural experiences shape how they, in turn, view their world. Though I stopped taking formal studio classes, I have been a student ever since, working to improve my craft and finding ways to express ideas and add beauty to the world. After I graduated from college and moved to Arizona, I took a few years off to regroup and settle into my new life in Phoenix. During that time, I explored a few different creative outlets – jewelry making, short story writing, etc., but I inevitably came back to my creative home, drawing, because of its potential for thoughtful discussion and reflection. My goal is to make people stop and think about the people in their world. Everyone has layers, and it’s so easy to take people at face value. We could take the messages that we’re fed by the media about subjects like intimacy and emotions
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