Faces of 2020 #5
This collage is part of a series of portraits about people impacted by the pandemic, especially folks from marginalized communities who have experienced the most devastation. 2020 was one of my most prolific art years, with over 300 works created. I stopped traveling in early March 2020, when the shelter-in-place orders began, and remained mostly in California for the remainder of the year. This meant that I had more spaciousness to experiment and create in a more deliberate way. For these portraits, I began with a selection of cutouts of noses, lips, eyes and hands that had been printed via linoleum block. I created a container in which I could remix the elements of faces and tell a different story through each piece. As my experiment evolved, I became more creative with each of the facial structures, as well as the clothing and accessories. It was a playful space...
