Artist
Redcliffe based artist Monica Batiste has always been an artist in some form; developing, growing and seeking expression through the mediums of paint, pencil, paper, canvas, movement, speech, and vibrations. As an illustrator and fine artist, her intention is to tell a story and expand perceptions.
Redcliffe based artist Monica Batiste has always been an artist in some form; developing, growing and seeking expression through the mediums of paint, pencil, paper, canvas, movement, speech, and vibrations. As an illustrator and fine artist, her intention is to tell a story and expand perceptions.
Figurative and portraiture 2018
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What am I trying to say?
As a woman I've had to navigate what felt like a 'man's world.' Experiencing trauma in my childhood, as well as mixed messages from society on how a girl and woman should be, has formed in me a sensitivity to the world around me, and to the feelings of others. As an artist I seek to paint women in their power, as I am seeking to find this for myself. I look for women or men who can stand in their power and expand this for the people around them. Through portraiture I wish to tell a story that goes beyond the flesh and somehow, through the mediums of paint and texture, I wish to convey the deeper meaning of who we are, and who we can become.
Figurative and portraiture 2016 - 2017
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Figurative and portraiture 2015 - 2016
Life Drawings
Earlier works |
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Monica Batiste works with oils on canvas, plus pencil and gauche on paper. She leans towards traditional and expressionistic genre’s to inform the viewer of the changing nature of how we view the world. Her intention is to challenge preconceived notions and open the viewers mind to the possibilities of who we are, or what we can become.
Monica's Art CV |
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