Image: The Astronaut © Sheena Rose
Sheena Rose
An artist who navigates intimacy through portraiture and it's transformation within modalities of communication. Previously a Fulbright Scholar whose current media ascent can be measured with features in The New York Times and Vogue. The premier of “The Astronaut” was previewed live via Periscope streamed from Barbados at The Manpuku-ji Temple in Osaka for “The Astrologer Who Fell Into A Well”.
www.sheenaroseart.com
“One of the primary questions in my work is what is the pop culture of Barbados? My answer is a body of work called "Sweet Gossip" which includes paintings, live performances and photography, and was shown on social networking sites where gossip is typically shared. Social Media is a powerful space for the dissemination of my work and transformation through dialogue with the public. I was interested in the idea of private experiences shared publicly and so I created fifteen-second videos of soap operas on Instagram. The characters addressed various issues facing women, such as our positions in the society, expectations in relationships between gender and the life of an thinking artist.”
"Black Obeah" - This magic moment I sang to myself as I was going through some serious anxiety and had this serious fear of returning back back home. I felt like I was going through something magical, scary and surreal in my head. I felt like an outsider, a monster and an astronaut and and I decided to put a spell on the viewers to join my magical world."
Exhausted by scenes of idyllic island life, Ms. Rose created the "Town' and “Sweet Gossip' series, centered in Bridgetown the country’s capital .“Town” a set of largely black-and-white drawings with bits of mixed media, shows citizens navigating everyday moments: shopping, commuting, resting. “Sweet Gossip,” a collaboration with the photographer Adrian Richards and Ms. McGuire, explored the role of chat in social interactions. The piece consisted of two parts: paintings with images related to the overheard phrases, and a silent performance, accompanied by poster-size versions of the artworks, held in the streets of Bridgetown.
Tamara Best - New York Times
Sheena Rose
An artist who navigates intimacy through portraiture and it's transformation within modalities of communication. Previously a Fulbright Scholar whose current media ascent can be measured with features in The New York Times and Vogue. The premier of “The Astronaut” was previewed live via Periscope streamed from Barbados at The Manpuku-ji Temple in Osaka for “The Astrologer Who Fell Into A Well”.
www.sheenaroseart.com
“One of the primary questions in my work is what is the pop culture of Barbados? My answer is a body of work called "Sweet Gossip" which includes paintings, live performances and photography, and was shown on social networking sites where gossip is typically shared. Social Media is a powerful space for the dissemination of my work and transformation through dialogue with the public. I was interested in the idea of private experiences shared publicly and so I created fifteen-second videos of soap operas on Instagram. The characters addressed various issues facing women, such as our positions in the society, expectations in relationships between gender and the life of an thinking artist.”
"Black Obeah" - This magic moment I sang to myself as I was going through some serious anxiety and had this serious fear of returning back back home. I felt like I was going through something magical, scary and surreal in my head. I felt like an outsider, a monster and an astronaut and and I decided to put a spell on the viewers to join my magical world."
Exhausted by scenes of idyllic island life, Ms. Rose created the "Town' and “Sweet Gossip' series, centered in Bridgetown the country’s capital .“Town” a set of largely black-and-white drawings with bits of mixed media, shows citizens navigating everyday moments: shopping, commuting, resting. “Sweet Gossip,” a collaboration with the photographer Adrian Richards and Ms. McGuire, explored the role of chat in social interactions. The piece consisted of two parts: paintings with images related to the overheard phrases, and a silent performance, accompanied by poster-size versions of the artworks, held in the streets of Bridgetown.
Tamara Best - New York Times
Image: Apparently It's My Fault © Sheena Rose
