Nov 9, 2021
Mixed Media Art For the Eyes and the Soul
In this episode, I fangirl over Deborah Roberts, mixed media artist living and working in Houston, Texas. This is not an interview with Deborah. But instead, I give a heartfelt goddess shoutout. And I share details about her work, and why she inspires me enough to devote an entire podcast episode to her!
I also share about my own personal experiences with mixed media art-making, as I am also a mixed-media artist (sort of). And I offer information about how to find, follow, and fangirl this incredibly talented, dedicated, and phenomenal artist.
Deborah Roberts' work has been exhibited internationally across the US and Europe; and is included in collections at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Brooklyn Museum, The Studio Museum in Harlem, NYC, and LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art), among others. Her work has been published in Art in America, Vogue, New York Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, and New York Times. Roberts received her MFA from Syracuse University, New York.
“My process combines found and manipulated images with hand drawn and painted details to create hybrid figures. These figures often take the form of young girls and increasingly Black boys, whose well-being and futures are equally threatened because of the double standard of boyhood and criminality that is projected on them at such a young age. The boys and girls who populate my work, while subject to societal pressures and projected images, are still unfixed in their identity. Each child has character and agency to find their own way amidst the complicated narratives of American, African American and art history.” -Deborah Roberts
Also mentioned in this episode:
Deborah Roberts website: http://www.deborahrobertsart.com/
Follow Deborah Roberts on Instagram @rdeborah191: https://www.instagram.com/rdeborah191/
Art in America, “I Will Not Be Taught How To Behave” article by Joshua Bennett: https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/deborah-roberts-collage-defiance-black-children-1234591645/
4 Ways To Create Meaningful Art: https://thegoddessattainable.com/4-ways-to-create-meaningful-art/
Beauty Hurts In The Eyes Of An Artist: https://thegoddessattainable.com/beauty-hurts-in-the-eyes-of-an-artist/
Libby Saylor collages: https://www.libbysaylor.com/collages.html
Libby Saylor mom collages: https://www.libbysaylor.com/mom.html
Libby Saylor Urbanscapes (childhood memory paintings): https://www.libbysaylor.com/urbanscapes.htmlSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/thegoddessattainable)