Beautiful Minds Series

Mixed media series for 'Midnight Oil' exhibition

Beautiful minds aims to open a window into the qualities and capabilities of the neurodiverse mind by creating one original artwork as the starting point and a diverse array of its interpretations that consider the specific effects of neurodiversity on perception. Approximately %30 of adults are considered neurodiverse, and it is a big part of who I am. With this work, I hope to shift society’s negative view toward neurodiversity.
The works come to life in an interdisciplinary format using various media and styles to emulate the indefinite different perceptions of neurodiverse minds.
My use of different styles, materials, colors and textures activates the viewer's senses to give a taste of what neurodiversity feels like.

SENSORY BARF
Various colors of yarn and basket
Sensory Integration, a basket full of tangled yarn that looks very soft and some may want to touch it, others may have the urge to detangle it.

MINDCHATTER
Ceramic and steel
To show ceaseless mental activity in ADHD and ASD I made a 3D sculpture in the round of a fish trapped in kelp. The sculptures shape and colors are created to match the section in the middle of the original painting.

BRIGHT LIGHTS
Legos and light
A work exploring light sensitivity in the neurodiverse population. For this piece, I made a reflective 3D structure that when hit with light creates a bright shimmering representation of the original artwork expanded to the wall behind.

RAIN OF COLORS
Acrylic on wood blocks
Only the colors of the original painting are painted on wood blocks to show that some people may only notice the colors when looking at something.