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<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nGraduating Student:<\/strong> Emily Warren (S 21)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\nMy process paper was the most helpful piece of writing I\u2019ve ever completed. <\/em>I love experimenting with paint and then viewing the work through the lens of motion. <\/em><\/p>\nI work with reckless abandon and I love it.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\nWho, or what is your work in conversation with?<\/strong><\/p>\nMy work is in conversation with contemporary painters Karen Kilimnik<\/a> and Forrest Bess<\/a> because of the dreaminess they convey.<\/p>\nLisa Yuskavage<\/a>, the contemporary painter portraying body parts in brilliant colors.<\/p>\nThe modernist painter, Hermann Rorschach<\/a>, who used a game to open a conversation about pareidolia.<\/p>\nPhotographer Francesca Woodman\u2019s<\/a> examination of suturing the body through images, and Carolee Schneemann<\/a> for the same reason, using performance.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\nHow did VCFA change your approach to thinking about your studio practice and your community at home? <\/strong><\/p>\nI approach research with a different mindset. I follow footnotes. I find myself experimenting a lot more than ever in in my work.<\/p>\n
I find inspiration from my community now instead of being shy about my southern roots.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>
<\/div><\/p>\nWho were your Artist-Mentors?<\/strong><\/p>\nI had the great pleasure to work with Vesna Pavlovi\u0107<\/a>, a brilliant thinking photographer and teacher.<\/p>\nFarrar Cusomato<\/a>, the most talented painter I\u2019ve ever known and a true inspiration.<\/p>\nTrinie Dalton<\/a>, a knowledge ninja extraordinaire and compassionate truth slinger.<\/p>\nLisa Crafts<\/a>, creator of moving blurs between real and imagination, humor, horror, and loss.<\/p>\nBrilliant women – kind and supportive in their direction and critiques. I cannot imagine a better group of mentors.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n
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<\/div>Emily Warren, in the studio 2021<\/small><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWhat was on your play list during your time at VCFA?<\/strong><\/p>\nMy playlist, I prefer the silence.<\/p>\n
I will put on a frequency to fall asleep – my favorite is 999Hz<\/a>.<\/p>\nI have a Stratocaster and a Clavinova so I might burst into a tune to relax – or think about a visual problem.<\/p>\n
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<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWho are your favorite protagonists in fiction?<\/strong><\/p>\nMy favorite protagonists in fiction are:<\/p>\n
Jane Eyre (Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bront\u00eb<\/a>)<\/p>\nMargaret Schlegel (Howard’s End by E. M. Forster<\/a>)<\/p>\nSherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>Emily Warren, painting monochromatic 2020<\/small><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWhat is your favorite bird?<\/strong><\/p>\nThis is a difficult question, the Carolina Wren<\/a>. I love their song and they are scrappy little survivors.<\/p>\nThe Ruby-throated Hummingbird<\/a> because they are the tiniest, fiercest, and loyal warriors in my backyard.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\nWhat, or who, should you like to be if not yourself?<\/strong><\/p>\nIf I could be anyone other than myself, I would be my cat<\/a>, Sparkles, or a whale<\/a> so I could swim around the globe singing.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>Emily Warren, winter residency 2020<\/small><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWhere do you live?<\/strong><\/p>\nI live in a suburb of Nashville, TN<\/a>, US. We have 2 kinds of music: country and western<\/a>. Also, that guy, working at the gas station, plays better guitar than Clapton.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
getting to know the graduates<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nGraduating Student:<\/strong> Emily Warren (S 21)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n My process paper was the most helpful piece of writing I\u2019ve ever completed. <\/em>I love experimenting with paint and then viewing the work through the lens of motion. <\/em><\/p>\n I work with reckless abandon and I love it.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n Who, or what is your work in conversation with?<\/strong><\/p>\n My work is in conversation with contemporary painters Karen Kilimnik<\/a> and Forrest Bess<\/a> because of the dreaminess they convey.<\/p>\n Lisa Yuskavage<\/a>, the contemporary painter portraying body parts in brilliant colors.<\/p>\n The modernist painter, Hermann Rorschach<\/a>, who used a game to open a conversation about pareidolia.<\/p>\n Photographer Francesca Woodman\u2019s<\/a> examination of suturing the body through images, and Carolee Schneemann<\/a> for the same reason, using performance.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n How did VCFA change your approach to thinking about your studio practice and your community at home? <\/strong><\/p>\n I approach research with a different mindset. I follow footnotes. I find myself experimenting a lot more than ever in in my work.<\/p>\n I find inspiration from my community now instead of being shy about my southern roots.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div> Who were your Artist-Mentors?<\/strong><\/p>\n I had the great pleasure to work with Vesna Pavlovi\u0107<\/a>, a brilliant thinking photographer and teacher.<\/p>\n Farrar Cusomato<\/a>, the most talented painter I\u2019ve ever known and a true inspiration.<\/p>\n Trinie Dalton<\/a>, a knowledge ninja extraordinaire and compassionate truth slinger.<\/p>\n Lisa Crafts<\/a>, creator of moving blurs between real and imagination, humor, horror, and loss.<\/p>\n Brilliant women – kind and supportive in their direction and critiques. I cannot imagine a better group of mentors.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n What was on your play list during your time at VCFA?<\/strong><\/p>\n My playlist, I prefer the silence.<\/p>\n I will put on a frequency to fall asleep – my favorite is 999Hz<\/a>.<\/p>\n I have a Stratocaster and a Clavinova so I might burst into a tune to relax – or think about a visual problem.<\/p>\n Who are your favorite protagonists in fiction?<\/strong><\/p>\n My favorite protagonists in fiction are:<\/p>\n Jane Eyre (Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bront\u00eb<\/a>)<\/p>\n Margaret Schlegel (Howard’s End by E. M. Forster<\/a>)<\/p>\n Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n What is your favorite bird?<\/strong><\/p>\n This is a difficult question, the Carolina Wren<\/a>. I love their song and they are scrappy little survivors.<\/p>\n The Ruby-throated Hummingbird<\/a> because they are the tiniest, fiercest, and loyal warriors in my backyard.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n What, or who, should you like to be if not yourself?<\/strong><\/p>\n If I could be anyone other than myself, I would be my cat<\/a>, Sparkles, or a whale<\/a> so I could swim around the globe singing.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n Where do you live?<\/strong><\/p>\n I live in a suburb of Nashville, TN<\/a>, US. We have 2 kinds of music: country and western<\/a>. Also, that guy, working at the gas station, plays better guitar than Clapton.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>Emily Warren, in the studio 2021<\/small><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>Emily Warren, painting monochromatic 2020<\/small><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>Emily Warren, winter residency 2020<\/small><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n