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Samara McLain, Contributor
Samara is a senior from Lockridge, IA, double majoring in Earth & Environmental Science and Art.
thevanderbiltreview • Dec 13, 2024 at 5:14 pm The Vanderbilt Review Pick
Notes from Samara, the piece’s artist: “‘Did you say something?’ is a series of paintings depicting a set of hands in a realistic style yet distorted using various methods to evoke different specific emotions. It touches a little bit on feelings like anxiety, brain fog, depersonalization, and a general disconnectedness from reality. Essentially, it tries to make sense of the interrelations between dreams, delirium, and the world around us.”
thevanderbiltreview • Dec 13, 2024 at 12:13 pm The Vanderbilt Review Pick
Notes from Suha, our art editor:”‘Did you say something’ effectively captures the disorienting, transient quality of dreams and the distortion of perception associated with delirium. The gradual blurring of the hands within the piece shows technical skill, as well as symbolizes greater themes related to the loss of control. This piece allows us to really explore how consciousness may shift in liminal states.”