Lecsi Pillar

Website: maeberry.myportfolio.com/

BA in Drawing with a Minor in Illustration

ARTIST STATEMENT: Remembrance is a large-scale set of three ink paintings depicting deities on watercolor paper. The paintings are accompanied by altar-like “offerings” of the deities' zines for the viewer to take. This work was inspired by hallmarks of mythology: Creation, Justice, Death, the ocean, the sky, and the earth.

Myth plays a crucial role in the fabric of culture; it forms our understanding of our origin and the world around us. Why does day change to night? Why do we die? I explored these questions through my myths. Earth tells us about death and love. Ocean shows us the foundations of justice. Sky explains creation, the sun, and the moon.

I created stories that inform the designs of the deity, their animals, their symbols, and their colors. The process of the creation of this work involved hand drawn digital sketches, line work, and ink painting. Each piece has its own color composition that correlates to the deities' properties. For the comics, they were digitally illustrated and Riso printed. I designed and digitally drew corresponding vinyl patterns for each deity.

Remembrance celebrates the lost genre of myth, inviting the viewer to take a zine home to carry on the stories of these deities. This work reminds us that myths, stories, and art help us make sense of our world and will always be important to us.

Remembrance Comics
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