Artist Information
Artist: Sienna Browne
Website: http://www.siennabrowneart.com
Instagram: @siennabrowne
About the Artist
Sienna Browne is a student in the Drawing and Painting BFA program at CSULB. Sienna came into our Art 110 class to talk about her art, and also speak on her solo exhibition, Product of the Palette. Sienna uses her art to work through and speak on issues she was experiencing, which were eating disorders and body dysmorphia.
Formal Analysis
Browne’s art is varied in its form. The early works from pre college were stylized, but were not quite as abstract as later pieces would get. These works includes series such as food-on-head portraits, which contained food stacked on heads with comedic puns as titles, such as “sushi rolls”. Her later work becomes more abstract, and focuses on colors. One series of ultraviolet paintings is made, which uses glow in the dark paint to create a different experience.
Content Analysis
Browne explains that many, if not all, of her paintings were used to help her through her eating disorders and body dysmorphia. Even the early food focused paintings were a subconscious exploration of these ideas, even before she formally decided on her work direction. In her solo exhibition, she plans on laying out her art in chronological order, where she can relay the experience she felt creating the art onto the viewer, and have them walk along the path of her disorders through the art.
Synthesis / My Experience
The experience was quite enlightening. Before this presentation i hadn’t really thought of how art could be used not just as an expressive outlet, but could be harnessed as a therapeutic one also. By creating art that helped her work through her experiences, her art took on more than just expression. With the varied works, the art exhibition she plans to set up seems like it should be a great time, and have something for everyone. The exhibition, Product of the Palette, opens on friday, MArch 27 at the Black Umbrella Tattoo and Art Gallery.
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