What Inspired The dKol Art Project
liberation
lib·er·a·tion : freedom from limits on thought or behavior.
dKol talks on what inspired her work for The dKol Art Sale.
This series was the very first painting that felt complete. Painting feels therapeutic for me. While it has continued to teach me patience, the art of letting go and that life doesn’t always go as planned, it falls in line with the mission here at The dKol la femme Project; it encompasses liberation, darkness, vulnerability, strength, femininity and a freeing element that just felt, well, complete. The rich, contrasting and radiating textures move through each piece.
I decided to photograph elements of this painting. Going in close and getting intimate with the details of the paint and the strokes felt like home. And it quickly came to me that mixing these two mediums, paint and photography, was exactly what needed to be done. Each piece is named specifically to encompass the definition of the word that is felt when viewing each piece of art. These defining words each speak to our mission and are meant to help the viewer connect into the deeper meaning.
And so emerged the idea to continue on and create multiple series that made mini art pieces out of the originals. And as the collections grew, I realized that this is exactly what we needed to be the foundation to sharing our art with the project. So we opened this sale up to other artists and in turn will hopefully help our Artist in Residency program grow. The art sale is to raise awareness and bring donations to the project so that we can commission the artists in residency for the work they will do here at The dkol la femme Project.
Above is the entire piece of art that turned into detail sections that is now featured in the liberation collection.
