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I’m Simone
As a latchkey kid growing up in suburban Maryland in the early 2000s, I was often isolated and fell into a deep depression at the very young age of 12. Post-hospitalization, I turned to art and self-expression as a way to create new narratives for what I wanted the rest of my life to become. I've experimented with many types of creation throughout my life- photography, performance art, graffiti, comic arts, painting, sculpting, and video. Yet, I considered myself mainly an illustrator until I started to explore my past when my father suddenly became severely depressed and subsequently disabled.
The thread of sorrow that connects me with him has been a wake up call, and has caused me to seek out answers to the fragile human condition in my artwork. In dealing with themes of grief and depression, I heavy-handedly combine humor and kitsch to cast levity onto the absurdity of life. My sculptures are often tongue-in-cheek and a little bit sexy; grappling with the reality of existing within a female body and the external conflicts that come with it. I am fascinated with breaking the fourth wall of the gallery space by creating installations that beckon the viewer to engage with the artwork in an emotional and physical sense: there is often an aspect of discovery or touch included in my work. I hope that I can simultaneously soothe, unsettle, and bemuse those who are receptive to the notions of healing and play with my beautiful, often absurd installation work and sculptures.
The thread of sorrow that connects me with him has been a wake up call, and has caused me to seek out answers to the fragile human condition in my artwork. In dealing with themes of grief and depression, I heavy-handedly combine humor and kitsch to cast levity onto the absurdity of life. My sculptures are often tongue-in-cheek and a little bit sexy; grappling with the reality of existing within a female body and the external conflicts that come with it. I am fascinated with breaking the fourth wall of the gallery space by creating installations that beckon the viewer to engage with the artwork in an emotional and physical sense: there is often an aspect of discovery or touch included in my work. I hope that I can simultaneously soothe, unsettle, and bemuse those who are receptive to the notions of healing and play with my beautiful, often absurd installation work and sculptures.