VIEW IN MY ROOM
United States
Drawing, Pastel on Paper
Size: 24 W x 18 H x 0.1 D in
This original piece was created with high quality pastels on archival, large cut paper. She is now in a cherry oak frame under the finest museum glass...She is part of a client's private collection. “America” (the woman) sadly was inspired by the horrifying wrath of police officers caught on video killings of men of color...So many caught on video back in the spring of 2016... I was hit very hard by these murders and lack of empathy for human life. My heart was so heavy. I took my brown self to the canvas. Where was humanity? The highjacking of our culture was so evident, though we did not take to the streets like we have of late. George Floyd , am African American man was filmed being murdered by police in the light of day for 9 minutes) The pot has boiled over. America is bursting open. If you are reading this , you also know there is a pandemic going in as well... as our country as a whole is seeing the deep denial of systemic racism that has plagued out past and modern lives. I used my frustration four years ago to make a picture of something opposite of what I was witnessing. I called her "America" because I wanted another representation of an "American" that I knew to be real as well. This kind of woman I see every day, in the mirror , or walking down the street, a movie star or married with children, down on her luck, just a woman living her life as in all of the above... she really brought me back to Hope. I wish for people to find joy in this woman. She is a precious type of spirit that is good and Iifts you up. I hope the viewer can find a sense of belonging and a bit of sparkle in America even today.
Original Created:2016
Subjects:Culture
Drawing:Pastel on Paper
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:24 W x 18 H x 0.1 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:No
Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
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Simi Stone, born Simantha Mollylou Sernaker in Woodstock, NY, is a songwriter, musician( violin, voice, guitar) and visual artist( pastel and ink) - view artist trailer (copy and paste this link) https://youtu.be/HvnOR7fKZXQ Simi's talents in the recording studio, on stage, and canvas are varied and wide ranging, most likely due to an eclectic upbringing, with musicians, writers, and painters on both sides of her family. Having studied from an early age, Simi's dedication to her craft was always there, whether practicing violin, making homemade recordings, scatting jazz, or studying theatre. Simi's career had initially mostly focused on music until visual art announced itself after a heartbreaking split with a young sculptor. She suffered a breakdown--the pain from her whole life, it seemed, had been waiting for this moment to emerge. Crying for ten straight days followed by another ten day with a stomach flu, she emerged transformed. She slowly started to come back to the world. Everything looked different: the colors in the sky, the trees, even the way the mountains towered over Woodstock's valleys seemed different. She was raw. Writing, singing, and performing music had always been her lifeboat, but now whispers in the wind awakened her vision, summoning her to an as yet unknown new place. At the same time, noted Woodstock artist Richard Segelman came into her life and asked to paint her. He called her his muse.They talked and he worked. She related to the struggle of the artist and the incredible love of the craft. The smell of the studio was both foreign and healing. Visual art soon became her constant companion. She fell asleep clutching Van Gogh and Gauguin books. She was able to write perform and record, but any down time alone proved quite painful. There was laughter around the pain, yet she was still plagued with episodes of obsession and what she could only describe as psychosis. Months later, her musical partner David Baron was scoring a film in NYC. She began making trips from Woodstock down to sing and work on the soundtrack. During one of these stints, she became close with the filmmaker and his companion Alexandra, a philosophy student. Both became kindred spirits; with them, she stumbled onto some peace, surrounded by masterful art and intellectual discussions. On one such trip to the city in September 2015, she was hit with a bout of the "psychosis.
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