“Understanding that in moments of pain there can also be glimmers of joy and tenderness, that beauty can persist- the nuance of being human.”
I relate to this quote a lot because when my mother passed away, I felt this wave of sadness and rage that mixed into this emotion that was difficult to describe, but knowing in the back of my mind, I know she’s not suffering anymore and there’ll always be love surrounding me. With the way LeSeur shows her experience with grief and joy around the unjust murders of black people in America.
“I always say that I believe we die everyday. What I mean by this is that parts of ourselves have to be released in order for us to grow, evolve, and continue becoming who we’re meant to be.”
I love this quote and it’s something I live by everyday. We’re never the same person we were 20 minutes ago, kind of like how a reptile sheds its skin. It’s not growth unless we change something about ourselves.
What inspired LeSeur? Compare what motivates you to create meaning in your work?
I believe she was inspired by a lot of things: grief, joy, the human body, rage, the gaze. She pushes a lot of herself to be vulnerable in her work, to create this experience of perpetuated trauma and reverting it right back to the audience.
What motivates me in creating my work is kind of just capturing things in the moment or drawing or journaling my favorite moment or not-so-favorite moment. I try to evoke joy and whimsy to my art pieces, but with the current state of the world we live in now, I’m tipping close to existential dread. So maybe in the near future, my pieces will embody rage and grief like how LeSeur perceives it.
How does your choice of material, process, aesthetic and content reinforce your message?
I almost exclusively use digital art as my main medium, using programs like Procreate. I also animate, which I plan on using more often since I love how crazy and creative you can get with this medium. So many amazing and touching stories use animation, I’d love to one day create a piece that’ll inspire and touch hearts.
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