Tales

Burning Petals & Emotional Surveillance: What M...

There’s something about eyes in art that always pulls me in — not because they’re traditionally symbolic, but because they feel raw and honest. In my painting Sensibility, I chose...

What Is Dark Art? A Personal Interpretation Bey...

When people hear the phrase dark art, they often imagine something quite literal — something frightening, violent, or shocking. But for me, darkness in art has always been more subtle...

Erotic Symbolism Without Nudity: How “FETISH” S...

I’ve always been more interested in suggestion than exposure. The artwork FETISH wasn’t born from a desire to depict the erotic body, but to question what makes something feel erotic...

Once Upon a Subversion: Fairy Tales as Politica...

Fairy tales were never just for children. In fact, I’d argue they were never really for children at all. Before they were sweetened, censored, and sanitized, these stories were full...

Faces That Don’t Smile: Challenging the Need to...

There’s something quietly radical about a face that doesn’t smile. In a world that constantly asks us — especially artists, women, people socialized to be “good” — to soften, to...

Silent Saints: The Weight of Stillness in an In...

This piece, Silent Saints, is one of those artworks that felt like it arrived before I understood it fully. What emerged on the page was not a narrative, but a...