VISUAL ARTS
Antalique Tran, Avocet Nagle-Christensen, Emma Chang, Laura Song Wu, Victoria Hsieh
Antalique Tran, Avocet Nagle-Christensen, Emma Chang, Laura Song Wu, Victoria Hsieh
Study
Illustration by Antalique Tran
Antalique is a self-taught digital illustrator and a rising junior at Yale University. She is a prospective neuroscience major pursuing an MD-PhD and currently works as an art studio aide and Peer Wellness Champion. You can follow her art at @ntalique on Instagram.
Illustration by Antalique Tran
Antalique is a self-taught digital illustrator and a rising junior at Yale University. She is a prospective neuroscience major pursuing an MD-PhD and currently works as an art studio aide and Peer Wellness Champion. You can follow her art at @ntalique on Instagram.
Photography by Avocet Nagle-Christensen
Transition
Illustration by Emma Chang
Emma Chang is a visual artist, actor, theatrical technician and musician. She is a first year student at Willamette University planning on pursuing a degree in Theatre.
Artist’s Statement
Fall is often seen as a transitional time of year, with the leaves changing color and the weather getting colder. Often, many huge transitions in life are undergone during this part of the year, such as going to a new school or getting a new job as the carefree summer days drift away. You may feel like you are walking on a tightrope, afraid of falling. A delicate balance must be maintained. As you undergo this transition to a new place, people, culture and ideas, it feels as though burdens are piling upon your shoulders, weighing you down, threatening to throw you off balance. This is my representation of the feeling of struggling with a transition, one building the past, the next, the present. The tightrope itself is the period of transition, with autumn leaves in the background to accentuate the idea of change. The sunset is also used to signify change. To me, this piece is not just any transition, it is a transition from illness to health. Though recovering from chronic depression is a difficult, practically impossible task, which the boxes of burden and the tightrope both represent, it is achievable. The stairs point onward and upward, to a better future ahead.
Illustration by Emma Chang
Emma Chang is a visual artist, actor, theatrical technician and musician. She is a first year student at Willamette University planning on pursuing a degree in Theatre.
Artist’s Statement
Fall is often seen as a transitional time of year, with the leaves changing color and the weather getting colder. Often, many huge transitions in life are undergone during this part of the year, such as going to a new school or getting a new job as the carefree summer days drift away. You may feel like you are walking on a tightrope, afraid of falling. A delicate balance must be maintained. As you undergo this transition to a new place, people, culture and ideas, it feels as though burdens are piling upon your shoulders, weighing you down, threatening to throw you off balance. This is my representation of the feeling of struggling with a transition, one building the past, the next, the present. The tightrope itself is the period of transition, with autumn leaves in the background to accentuate the idea of change. The sunset is also used to signify change. To me, this piece is not just any transition, it is a transition from illness to health. Though recovering from chronic depression is a difficult, practically impossible task, which the boxes of burden and the tightrope both represent, it is achievable. The stairs point onward and upward, to a better future ahead.
The Couple (right) and Basket Case (left)
Paintings by Laura Song Wu Artist's Statement The overall theme of my work is androgyny. Androgyny is defined as being “partly male and partly female in appearance; of indeterminate sex” or “having the physical characteristics of both sexes; hermaphrodite.” To me, androgyny is unconventional, beautiful, and universal. I strive to create works of art that people of all identities can relate to. Thus, I avoid assigning blanketed genders or sexualities to the people in my works. As an Asian-American woman, I was never taught how to embrace my own masculinity, and as a child, I was taught a strict definition of what beauty is for women of my color (pale skin, doll-like face, long, silky hair, rosy cheeks, etc.), but after growing up and delving into my own opinions and beliefs, I defined what beauty meant to me. I have since learned to embrace my androgynous qualities and to reflect that in my artwork. Femininity is not strictly reserved for females, and masculinity is not strictly reserved for men. Since androgyny is about the exploration of masculinity and femininity, the theme has allowed me to explore a variety of mediums, concepts, and styles. |
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Fall
Illustration by Victoria Hsieh
featured on this issue's cover
Illustration by Victoria Hsieh
featured on this issue's cover