ROSALYN MYLES
ARTIST STATEMENT
As long as I can remember, I have been interested in working with rich textures and bits of pieces of history. Found traces of life, recycled trinkets, film, fabric, wood and text are used in mixed media artworks and installations to create three dimensional scenarios. These stories can be subtle , they are often autobiographical and hopefully exploring stories that are at their core, universal. I use various mediums to explore both social personal issues that are often erupting from the discourse of modern american culture and its problems of race and gender. Constructed assemblage boxes, recycled windows, doors, chairs are combined with paint and text, light and shadow to become alternate universes that engage the viewer.
No matter the medium, I am investigating societies treatment of women and what it means to be a person of color in the United States of America. I explore concerns that plague under represented communities and disenfranchised people. I am interested in exploring the very painful conversations going on in this country today and how we as a people can move forward to navigate the future.