MAYA

Abstract

MAYA, my Senior Show, consists of an acrylic triptych, a watercolor polyptych, and a stop motion animation. Each body of work explores “Maya” in a different way. My acrylic works are autobiographical while the watercolor projects are about Maya regarding the collective. There are only two ways to approach the work, from the collective to the individual or from the individual to the collective. Maya is my name, but it is also the Hindu belief that this 3D reality is an illusion, and that we are truly all extensions of the One.1 For my personal narrative, I am framed by two archetypal figures. They represent multiple things simultaneously but primarily are about how I have explored where I am at in this time of my life. My watercolor polyptych has LIFE and DEATH dancing around 49 individuals. This paired with the animation of all 50 cards is exploring our similarities and differences as people and the idea of creation.