“It's exciting to consider how art, in its ability to reveal, can be ahead of the artist.” ArtArtistAbilityExciting Author:Vivek Shraya
“As much as I believe in the capacity for art to create change, and as much as being an artist is physically and emotionally challenging, there is ultimately something a bit comfortable about making art in the comfort of your own home.” BelieveArtHomeArtistI BelieveBitsChallengesComfortComfortableCapacityI Believe InBeing An Artist Author:Vivek Shraya
“As a general rule, I tend to collaborate with artists whose work I admire.” ArtistAdmire Author:Vivek Shraya
“If anything, I have witnessed the ways my art travels, or is rendered more accessible, when sanctioned by or connected to white artists.” IfsWayArtArtistWhiteConnected Author:Vivek Shraya
“I am more likely to get paid for my art if it's presented alongside a white artist, so the questions around value and agency arise: What choices should I make, or do I have to make, if I want to be compensated for my work? Why isn't my art valued on its own?” IfsWantShouldArtArtistValuesChoicesWhitePaidAriseAgencyShould I Author:Vivek Shraya
“Should I be collaborating with artists of color solely because of their race and my politics? This question is weighted with my own worry that I have been invited to speak or collaborate solely because of my race, and not because of my abilities.” ShouldHas BeensArtistSpeakMy OwnAbilityRaceWorryColorShould IInvitedCollaborating Author:Vivek Shraya
“I think white artists have a responsibility to be not only naming white supremacy, but to be using their power and privilege to support artists of color.” ThinkingArtistWhiteResponsibilitySupportColorPrivilegeWhite SupremacySupremacy Author:Vivek Shraya
“As a brown artist, I have mixed feelings about my relationship to art and my "responsibilities" post-Trump.” ArtFeelingsArtistResponsibilityTrumpPostsBrownMixed Feelings Author:Vivek Shraya
“I would love to see more dialogue around the "responsibilities" of art consumers - how can audiences better financially support artists we love, artists who are doing the work, so that artists have a more solid foundation upon which to make art?” ArtArtistResponsibilitySupportAudienceFoundationDialogueConsumersSolid Foundation Author:Vivek Shraya