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Woman paints over gay pride art2/1/2024 ![]() ![]() Rather, they offer a glimpse into the complexities and strength inherent in queer identities. ![]() The artworks included don’t aim to represent the LGBTQIA+ community-that is an impossible feat. From blown glass to photography to painting, these artworks show us how artists can represent themselves across a wide array of media and genres, including both abstraction, realism, or alter egos. The radical act of expressing one’s identity, despite rejection, political pushback, and the risk of violence, is a triumph of self-actualization in the face of public scrutiny.įor Pride Month this year, we spoke with artists of the LGBTQIA+ community about their own self-portraiture and the act of expressing oneself through art. Within the LGBTQIA+ community, visibility is often a double-edged sword: It can be a tool of self-empowerment, as well as a threat to one’s safety. “It’s a power shift from being defined to defining yourself,” said artist Alannah Farrell. They determine gesture, form, light, color, and the inclusion or exclusion of body parts what we see is something that the artist sees within themselves, an assertion of selfhood and visibility. In making themselves the focus of their work, the artist reveals and expresses elements of their identity, on their own terms. For artists, self-portraiture can be a powerful act of self-reflection.
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