Self (2018)

Mixed Media - acrylic paint, oil pastels, markers
42 in x 50 in

A self-portrait marks an artists journey, capturing not only their evolved ability and way of expression, but their spirit, their essence in the eyes of themselves.

For the graduating exhibtion, I wanted to include an interactive piece that would mark the moment in my artistic journey where things changed.

As a final piece in the exhibtion talk i allowed the viewers to gatehr their thoughts and write anything they took from the show or how it made them feel. I wanted to be comments that defined my art and my perspectives, but doesn’t define who I am as an artist.

The idea was inspired by Marcel Duchamp, who believes that the both artist and the viewer complete the artwork.

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I, Michelle Msami, acknowledge that I am working, living and creating on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Stó:lō, Semá:th (Sumas), Mathxwí (Matsqui), and Leq\'á:mel First Nations.