Misapprehended - Fall 2023 - Visual Arts

Juror: Enrique Fernández Cervantes
ANASTACIA SADEH
No Way Through, 2020
Acrylic, Alcohol Ink and Venetian Plaster on Canvas, 30” x 40” x 1.5”
I loved the transparency of subject matter in this exhibition- it’s
a subject that correlates directly with my interests in mental
health, self-awareness, and it’s effects on human connection and
communication. It has become apparent to me that people tend
to meet others only as deeply as they have met themselves. This
individual-awareness directly affects how people communicate.
When individual emotional-protection is upheld more vehemently
that individual authentic-connection, communication is lost. The
works below explore this.
“No Way Through” explores the myriad of emotional and
psychological layers that often isolate individuals from desired
connection and communication. These layers visually block the
viewer from the the figure as they avert their gaze. In this work,
all communication is lost for the viewer and the subject. This
painting juxtaposes visual references of organic matter (referencing
generational influences) with rigid, grid like patterns (societal
influences) in order to emphasize the complication nature of issues
leading to human isolation of heart and mind.
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