Last July, Nikki Ocean held her solo exhibit, entitled Prism Pains and Those Voices in the Wilderness, at the Finale Art File art gallery. She's a budding artist and I've seen her grow from her college days to the present date. You could say that I've been one of her biggest fans! After seeing her exhibit, I was inspired to create jewelry pieces that ran parallel and resonated with her paintings. This led me to experiment with different forms of beaded costume jewelry, as well as incorporating materials outside my usual style.
Bloom, Nikki Ocean 2015, Oil on Canvas 84 X 60 inches |
Ghost of your future's past childhood longings, Nikki Ocean 2015, Oil on Canvas 60 X 84 inches |
Heart Burn, Nikki Ocean 2015, Oil on Canvas 48 X36 inches |
Peak of Haiyan, Nikki Ocean 2015, Oil on Canvas 36 X 36 inches |
Wild, Nikki Ocean 2015, Oil on Canvas 48 x 36 inches |
Home is where the tides take me, Nikki Ocean 2015, Oil on Canvas 36 X 36 inches |
I am lucky to be surrounded by creative people from different fields, who are artists in their own way using their form of "art" to inspire, influence and showcase their own advocacy. I suppose this is an example of what art is about. At one level, art inspires and on another level, it's an indirect way to self investigation. Allain de Botton's animated guide to "What is Art For" explains it more clearly.
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