Daniela Gonzalez
Artist Statement
The way I became involved in art was through a tough battle with anxiety and the inability to express myself or what I was going through to anyone. I was stuck inside my mind unable to express any of my emotions for a while, and become introduced to art as a literal way of expressing myself. I was able to express what I was feeling through abstract art or abstract ideas and no one would be able to see through my mind either, which for me was even better. They way it evolved into communication design and expression was rather an unorthodox way and a bit unfortunate in some cases, which was through the bashing of studio art and classic art. I became introduced to a modern way of expressing myself and actually communicating ideas and peoples truths through photography, illustration programs and design. There is no more hiding, rather than the desire to express and communicate ones truths and struggles, it became an inspiration to me.
Whats important about my work to me is that its true to me. I’ve been told by the most important people in my life that my art wouldn’t even be good enough for tattoo artistry. I feel like nowadays no one is really true to themselves and going with the crowd, and I hope to one day encourage others to as well be true to themselves although society might not like it, even though society nowadays wants to encourage uniqueness.
My work process is going deeper and sometimes taking the literal moment and putting that into my work. I literally am a sleepy person so im a sloth and add that to my work. I get inspired randomly thoughout the day and write down in my notes what ideas I get. For solving problems, usually it seems like the end of the world if I don’t solve a problem which is it a problem in itself, so I tend to focus completely on the problem and think of many different solutions and what the outcome may be before deciding what to do.
5 pencil sketches on one paper.
