Cierra G Rowe

I grew up in a sleepy, southern, one-stoplight town. Having always been naturally artistic — as I matured, so too did my closeness to painting. This inherent passion has always compelled me to paint without boundaries. My art is driven by a complex combination of emotion, sensitivity and vulnerability. Speaking through brushstrokes, my paintings are filled with depth and meaning. As an outsider artist and someone who is intensely consumed by her work, I have not sought to fit anyone's mold. This firm rejection of ideals and modern archetypes is influenced by fragments of my background. Throughout adolescence, I dealt with private anxieties and a burgeoning awareness of reality, in solitude. I had no intention of seeking approval to exist or permission to become an artist. This seclusion and rebellion led to me throwing myself into painting and poetry. As an artist, the most important thing to me is remaining authentic. My earliest art has paved the way for present compositions. Throughout painting, I have often embraced change; shedding what was for what is; allowing my art to narrate metamorphosis. I dislike the exactness of forms and I find solace through painting things in my own way. I have no control in how viewers interpret m...