“I always say that my artist statement is to not be afraid to talk about the messiness - the unpleasant feelings and happenings around my life.” FeelingsArtistHappeningsStatementsMessiness Author:Morgan Parker
“I also think that [political turmoil] gives artists something, a way of kind of processing.” ThinkingWayGivingKindPoliticalArtistTurmoilProcessingPolitical Turmoil Author:Morgan Parker
“Mickalene [Thomas] is an artist that I have admired for a long time. So much of her work inspires me - I spend time looking at her work when I'm writing. I feel like we're working toward the same themes, and I see our work in conversation, whether we know it or not.” KnowsFeelsWritingLongArtistInspireConversationLong TimeThemeEnd TimesSpend Time Author:Morgan Parker
“I always say that my artist statement is to not be afraid to talk about the messiness - the unpleasant feelings and happenings around my life. I also try to convey what it feels like and sounds like and smells like and looks like inside of my particular skin, to move through the world as a black American woman in her mid-twenties. Language from songs and TV shows feel integral because it helps to create the environment and describe the full picture.” WorldFeelsTryingLooksHelpingShowsFeelingsMovingArtistSongLanguageSoundBlackEnvironmentParticularTvsHappeningsSkinsTwentiesSmellStatementsTv ShowsAmerican WomanMessiness Author:Morgan Parker
“Art movements are always linked to some kind of turmoil. We can look at history and see that [political turmoil is] fertile ground for art. I also think that it gives artists something, a way of kind of processing. My friends and I have all been super motivated to work and to do the work that we need to and want to and think should be in the world. Hard times are really a fire under your ass to prioritize and think, "Okay, how can I challenge myself to put something in the world that wasn't there that can reach other folks and help them to process"?” ThinkingWorldGivingKindArtHelpingPoliticalArtistChallengesOkayAssHard TimesMotivatedPrioritize Author:Morgan Parker
