The STEM Issue: Art Roundup
Each issue we feature some of our readers to highlight the diversity and stories of Asian women around the world. Here are these issue’s ladies!
Artist (Above): Lauren T. Hashima // IG: @anxiouslittlearies
Medium: Digital, app used Procreate
Pieces (L to R): “Bachans”, “Emotions - inspired by Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Storm’”, “The Dolls - Kim Chi” (part of a series), “Somebody’s Baby - BLM”
Artist: Anonymous // IG: @flaunt.the.weird
Piece: “Fisherwoman”
Artist: Deborah Kam // IG: @arler.smalline
Medium: graphite
Piece: “decay of the grand”
Text: "THEY FORGOT ABOUT THEIR CITIES, SO ONWARDS WE MARCH."
Artist (above): Areeba Hamid
Piece: “Lost in a Fairy Tale” (September 2018)
Media: Sculpture - paper, book, ink, feather, wire, glue
Dimensions: 13.5" * 9.1" * 8.25”
Statement of Intent: This piece was inspired by the artist Su Blackwell’s sculptural art style. I spent a lot of my high school time in the school library. It was a safe space for me and it always evokes certain emotions when I think about it. It is a location that I have an attachment to and where I go to relax. I want to show how that special place makes me feel. I created a very mystical sculpture to showcase the different textures, colors, and feelings of the library that I see, touch, and smell everyday. Fairy tales have always been my most favorite genre, so I was inspired by their mystical elements while creating this piece. I used pages from classic fairy tales and created this sculpture as if when you opened the book, the comfort of the stories and the library pours out of it.
Artist: Nikiya Crisostomo // IG:@paintandpalate.nkbc
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Piece: "inhenyera"
About the artist: I am a Filipina with my BS and MS in Civil Engineering, and I have my license as a Professional Engineer. The reference for this painting is a happy picture of me as an engineering student, excited for what is ahead in my field. But layered atop this childlike happiness/excitement are the challenges that come with being a female engineer of color in construction: the constant feeling of impostor syndrome, discrimination, sexism, and racism in an overwhelmingly male-dominated industry. Above these difficulties though, I want this to be a constant reminder for myself of how big of an accomplishment this is -- not only does entering engineering as a woman of color take a lot intellectually, but it also takes a lot mentally and spiritually. Survival warrants strength and passion.