“This work pushed me to question my “why.” While the work was valid in everything I was experiencing, it perpetuated the trauma I was experiencing right back to the audience. I really had to question if that is how I wanted my work to exist: as a perpetuation of the same things that caused me so much pain. In 2018, I responded to that work with a project titled brown, carmine, and blue, which for me was a way to speak to what I’ve now learned to be disenfranchised grief while also still making space for the ways in which I process that grief and exist within it by creating glimmers of joy, and love, and tenderness.”
My process is similar to her in the fact that I do not like perpetuating pain to my audience. I like creating work that expresses my emotions and during that creation, process it. Similarly, I like the fact she processes that grief while simultaneously creating a space for joy to exist in the same space which creates a complimenting and contrasting juxtaposition.
“Some things I like to consider when creating my work is: Who is looking, and how can I get them to slow down enough to consider themselves in that gaze? What happens beyond the capture in the before, during, and after of looking? Can I create an autonomous space for myself and for anyone in the space that considers themselves in my likeness? I believe all of these questions push me to consider the impact of process and duration.”
I like how each question builds off of each. LeSeur is taking her ideas and pushing it by asking these questions which are the perfect way to make an idea for an artwork even greater. Some people who aren’t artists would look at this kind of work and may say “That she’s easy, it's because she’s talented” or for whatever x,y, and z reason but not really fathom the chalking process of what goes into creating a work of art.
For LeSeur, the body is the source of her inspiration and is the medium to express and explore her experiences. Compared to me, my motivation comes from subjects that interest me and through the exploration and greater understanding of the subject do I then create meaning in my work. Sometimes, my work has not meaning because it was created with no intention of meaning.
My choices of material, process, and content reinforce my message by being a supporter. Each choice is connected to that message. For example, my artwork titled “Pussy a weapon” message was sexual autonomy. I chose to design the piece by thinking about what items and objects can support my idea and message of sexual autonomy.
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