Angie's Underground

Solo Show at Catapult Creative House in Cape Girardeau Missouri
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Angie’s Underground depicts the events of a fictional house show. Using oil paint, colored pencil, and ballpoint pen, I create large-scale works that feature recurring characters, various narratives, and complex emotions associated with this fictitious evening. Within this
two-dimensional realm, I portray a more confident, powerful version of myself; an alter ego, who exists alongside these various characters. The narratives, characters, and text that I incorporate are often influenced by real life situations in which I wanted to come across as more
self-assured. Drawing inspiration from house venues visited in college and my younger self’s desire to be in a band, Angie’s Underground provides an environment for these late-teen dreams to come to fruition. Ultimately, my work promotes keen social analysis, personal reflection, and confidence; I build a world in which the characters I create, including this second self, can exist permanently.