Artwork Collection

The Lives of the Modern Artists

‘The Lives of the Modern Artists’ is a series of works depicting everyday events from a creative perspective. Using slice-of-life illustrations with fantastical aspects, the viewer is transported into the world of an artist, experiencing their thoughts and feelings, moments in one's life that you may not always see alongside. Each illustration depicts a different way of making art. Regardless of their differences, they all share the same common ground, the labour of love.

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A Coffee A Day

A coffee a day keeps the sleep away, or so they say. This piece is meant to highlight the life of an artist and their struggle to maintain a healthy lifestyle while working towards their goals. From personal experience, it is difficult to maintain... More

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Blank Pages

As long as I could remember, I was an artist. In childhood, art comes so easily. There are no limits to a child's creativity. I recall days of spending time at my grandmother's home where I would do nothing but draw, flying through stacks of... More

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Burn Out

Passion is a warm flame within us all. Like a candle we are lit, eating through the wax as the wick grows shorter. An artist is a candle burning down through the wax of tasks, work, and creativity. But a candle can not stay lit forever. An artist’s... More

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Generate

The looming fear of artificial intelligence keeps us all up at night. In recent years, this work has begun to assimilate into our everyday lives. It begs the question: why do we need artists when a computer can work faster, cheaper, and with ease?... More

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Imposter Syndrome

When you look up in a sky full of stars, you find your eyes drawn to the brightest of them all. But when you look at a sea of people, which ones shine the brightest? It is so easy to fall into imposter syndrome. The feeling of never living up to... More

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Limitless

Working through this project, I did a lot of self-reflection. I paid close attention to my own feelings as well as my peers and their thoughts, fears, and ideas. But as I reflected, I realized that creating is my calling and my role in this life.... More

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Orange

Joyous yellow mixes with the most ferocious red. While a love for creation brings great happiness, it can also bring great anger. An artist works so tirelessly perfecting their craft that sometimes rage blooms in the trials. The passion and love... More

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Starting Over

Art has so many components. Line, shape, colour, texture, form, and value. Often, an artist will sit at their drawing desk and revise an idea over and over. Then, at the end of it all, you are left with nothing but a blank page. My goal was to... More

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Starving Artist

The starving artist is a common trope conveyed in narratives around an artist's life. Most times starting out in the art industry is difficult. Art begs to be perceived. Trying to ‘make it’ is like going unnoticed in a room full of passing-by... More

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The Lives of the Modern Artists

The Lives of the Modern Artists tells our stories. In the 16th century, Giorgio Vasari wrote a series of biographies on artists in his lifetime known simply as ‘The Lives’ (Italian: Le Vite). When reading this text, I came to the realization that... More

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Sofia Sciortino

Comic Book Illustrator

“‘The Lives of the Modern Artists’ is a series of works depicting everyday events from a creative perspective. Using slice-of-life illustrations with fantastical aspects, the viewer is transported...” [More]