PAINTING SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: SOFIA MCDANIELS
Through graduation in May, we are highlighting the incredible work of our senior Painting majors in our series of Senior Spotlights. Today we are featuring the work of @sofiamcdanielss
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My name is Sofia McDaniels (she/her) from Atlanta, Georgia! Iâm a senior painting major :)
In my work I seek to express concern about the legacy of white supremacy in the American South, wondering what it takes to be feminine, and who is allowed to be [feminine]. I assume the position of the white feminine (Southern Belle), aiming to articulate the essential role of white womanhood in the Ku Klux Klan, the incitement of spectacle lynchings, and a generational legacy of violent anti-blackness, while simultaneously exploring internalized and externalized acts of violence resulting from this assimilation. The white feminine exists in direct opposition to Blackness, and in challenging the understanding of white American femininity as perpetual victimhood, purity, and a thing in need of protection, I aim to recognize the threat that it has historically posed to the Black body.
Iâve enjoyed dipping my toes into the sculpture and fibers department at MICA, the way that these departments discuss artwork and craftsmanship has not only shifted the surfaces I paint on and how I display my work, but how I think about composition and implication overall.
For my thesis Iâve been focusing on the dramatic and theatrical and will be presenting a number of cut out and layered paintings for ArtWalk.
@marylandinstitutecollegeofart@micapaints@mica.drawing@mica.generalfinearts
MY LAST FULL DAY IN NYC!! Thank you to all of the amazing amazing people I have met during my time here for making every single day worth it. I am probably going to keep posting about this for the next couple weeks but these are some of my favorite pictures from the last few days!!!! I graduated!!!
â¨STELLAR STILLS FROM OUR FILMMAKERS FEATURED IN SHOW, DONâT TELLâ¨
1.) Goodbyes, by Aditri Bhattacharjee
2.) Dreamscape, by Chloe Standen
3.) Who Am I, by Cody Welch
4.) Seen, By Dani Lopez and Kayla Anderson
5.) Girls Trip!, by Emaline Keiser
6.) Nowhere, by Hazel Paik
7.) SSSS, by Hesheng Tang
8.) There and Back Again, by Ile Park
9.) A Memoir to Food, by Isabella Santoro
10.) Mini Narrative, by Kayla Anderson
11.) Dream2, by Letty Delgado
12.) Good Morning World, by Mason McLaren
13.) Phenomenon, by Matthew Callahan
14.) Scarlettâs Sewing Circle, by Sofia McDaniels
15.) Cooking Jelly, by Zehui Fan
BE SURE TO CUECK OUT THE REAL DEAL IN THE MAIN ZERO GALLERY! UP AND RUNNING UNTIL OCTOBER 20th!!
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![PAINTING SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: SOFIA MCDANIELSThrough graduation in May, we are highlighting the incredible work of our senior Painting majors in our series of Senior Spotlights. Today we are featuring the work of @sofiamcdanielss My name is Sofia McDaniels (she/her) from Atlanta, Georgia! Iâm a senior painting major :)In my work I seek to express concern about the legacy of white supremacy in the American South, wondering what it takes to be feminine, and who is allowed to be [feminine]. I assume the position of the white feminine (Southern Belle), aiming to articulate the essential role of white womanhood in the Ku Klux Klan, the incitement of spectacle lynchings, and a generational legacy of violent anti-blackness, while simultaneously exploring internalized and externalized acts of violence resulting from this assimilation. The white feminine exists in direct opposition to Blackness, and in challenging the understanding of white American femininity as perpetual victimhood, purity, and a thing in need of protection, I aim to recognize the threat that it has historically posed to the Black body.Iâve enjoyed dipping my toes into the sculpture and fibers department at MICA, the way that these departments discuss artwork and craftsmanship has not only shifted the surfaces I paint on and how I display my work, but how I think about composition and implication overall.For my thesis Iâve been focusing on the dramatic and theatrical and will be presenting a number of cut out and layered paintings for ArtWalk.@marylandinstitutecollegeofart @micapaints @mica.drawing @mica.generalfinearts](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_25694069262665116523251171127125651225117169_0_375d865c338086a222f9cff8c0867e06.jpg?o=aHR0cHM6Ly9zY29udGVudC1pYWQzLTEuY2RuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS92L3Q1MS44Mjc4Ny0xNS82OTEyMDIzMThfMTgzNzMwNjAyNzYyMDQzMjNfNTE0MjQ5MzI4NTQxMjQzNzMxMl9uLmpwZz9zdHA9ZHN0LWpwZ19lMzVfdHQ2Jl9uY19jYXQ9MTEwJmlnX2NhY2hlX2tleT1Nemc1TkRBd05UWTFNekU1T0Rnd01EWXdNZyUzRCUzRC4zLWNjYjctNSZjY2I9Ny01Jl9uY19zaWQ9NThjZGFkJmVmZz1leUoyWlc1amIyUmxYM1JoWnlJNklrTkJVazlWVTBWTVgwbFVSVTB1ZUhCcFpITXVPRFV6TG5Oa2NpNXlaV2QxYkdGeVgzQm9iM1J2TGtNekluMCUzRCZfbmNfb2hjPXVMUG9ab2w3a0JZUTdrTnZ3SE5HRnp2Jl9uY19vYz1BZHBLZ0dNQlY5UGhhSHFxY0FqLWUwMGpDUDcxTi1jRVR6ZDV2MUdoSmRnSDh0SjBJbWktMF9TX09RQlZabnlKeGlkTGQyYW5pWXdENkJwb1BoUXB6Y1F1Jl9uY19hZD16LW0mX25jX2NpZD0wJl9uY196dD0yMyZfbmNfaHQ9c2NvbnRlbnQtaWFkMy0xLmNkbmluc3RhZ3JhbS5jb20mX25jX2dpZD1aMEhZTl9UWVNnYkxucHI2U3lsTC1RJl9uY19zcz03YTIyZSZvaD0wMF9BZjdIX2YxaE1RblRTN1dIYTJfRWdiV05adjFEaVNReEIwWlBZVElyd2VSLXFnJm9lPTZBMTEzNTZE&h=c69de04e6edf299e6c514f05e1b1b805)
