Artist: Emily Anne Barnett
Exhibition: Comfort Object
Media: Printmaking
Gallery: CSULB school of art, Dennis W. Dutzi Gallery
Website: emilyannebarnett.com
Instagram: @emily_b_anne
Emily Anne Barnett is a CSULB graduate student studying in the College of the Arts. The program she is in is printmaking. Her plans after graduation are to teach printmaking. For her undergraduate degree she went to Humboldt State University. She likes making zines and watching sports. At a young age she went through anxiety and depression.
Barnetts’ art had a main focus around Pooh bear and a little girl. The pieces were printed with the main objects and were painted on top with different colors. The painted colors weren’t in a particular order or filing in the shape, they were splashes in areas. Her main objects, pooh and the girl, are black and white and the colors splashed were bright colors such as red, purple, yellow, etc.
The girl in the images is her. Pooh is her comfort object. She grew up with anxiety and depression. Her comfort object helped her deal with her problems and cope with her feelings. She uses art now as a way to cope with her anxiety. She choses the colors of her paint based on how she is feeling.
The paintings captured my attention because of the pastel colors. I really liked that the art had a character I know – Disney Pooh Bear. This also reminded me of my childhood because I liked Disney very much. The paintings made me feel at peace and nostalgic. I like the idea of dealing with anxiety by painting and expressing creativity.
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