I am a visual artist living and working in Irvington, NJ. I use paint, mixed media, and clay to create art objects that honor Black, Queer spirituality, liberation, and autonomy in the physical and metaphysical planes.
Black, queer community is my home in a world where I am made alien and vulnerable. Through my artistic practices and world-building, I try to honor my psychological landscape that has been shaped by both the deep, deep joy and the psychological hardship of my experience.
I create vignettes of a psyche shaped by the cycles of trauma and healing that come with living in a world created by the bondage of my communities. The introspective potential of darkness and the erotic materiality of paint, clay, and mixed media create pieces that are both full and empty, seductive and off-putting. I pull inspiration from the cosmos, organic textures, geometric forms, and materials used for Black adornment to create landscapes that are simultaneously flattened and expansive. My work revels in an integrated space where the negative impacts of oppression and violence are acknowledged while the parts of ourselves that are already free and beautiful are embraced.
Contact:
Christa.B.Pratt@gmail.com