Yetunde Sapp
My preferred method of creation is live painting on a blank canvas. In those spaces, I am present. I create based on intuitive split-decision movements. Color is focal. As a Black woman artist, I often feel pressure and responsibility for my art to communicate something complex and address issues that my community faces. While I’m honored to have the platform to do that, I also have to remind myself of why I create in the first place and center my spontaneous process. I’m approaching a new era of my artmaking where I better grasp my unique state of flow and what forward mobility feels like. This mindset has been conducive to the theme of sports appearing in my paintings. Similar to the painting process, sports have also provided me with an environment where I feel comfortable experimenting. My creative and athletic selves mirror each other in the sense that presence is more important than making mistakes. I advance towards what lies ahead with grace and love.
Instagram: @yaytuneday
My preferred method of creation is live painting on a blank canvas. In those spaces, I am present. I create based on intuitive split-decision movements. Color is focal. As a Black woman artist, I often feel pressure and responsibility for my art to communicate something complex and address issues that my community faces. While I’m honored to have the platform to do that, I also have to remind myself of why I create in the first place and center my spontaneous process. I’m approaching a new era of my artmaking where I better grasp my unique state of flow and what forward mobility feels like. This mindset has been conducive to the theme of sports appearing in my paintings. Similar to the painting process, sports have also provided me with an environment where I feel comfortable experimenting. My creative and athletic selves mirror each other in the sense that presence is more important than making mistakes. I advance towards what lies ahead with grace and love.
Instagram: @yaytuneday