Title: FRAGRANCE N°35
Size: 23 cm X 15 cm
Medium: Block Print
Completion Date: November, 2018
FRAGRANCE N°35 is a critical examination of vicious cycle of poverty and the paradoxical phenomenon of gentrification. There is the preconceived notion that "urban" areas have the toughest kids but the best potential still many times outsiders romanticize this narrative too much. It is largely inspired by the theme of Paul Gauguin's travel journal Nao Nao (Fragrance) and the accompanying wood cut pieces, Land of Delights and The Smile.
Size: 23 cm X 15 cm
Medium: Block Print
Completion Date: November, 2018
FRAGRANCE N°35 is a critical examination of vicious cycle of poverty and the paradoxical phenomenon of gentrification. There is the preconceived notion that "urban" areas have the toughest kids but the best potential still many times outsiders romanticize this narrative too much. It is largely inspired by the theme of Paul Gauguin's travel journal Nao Nao (Fragrance) and the accompanying wood cut pieces, Land of Delights and The Smile.