Art By Raealize

silhouettes

  • The Triptych

    Two things: 1) There’s that phenomenon whereby as soon as you learn a word you start hearing it everywhere. Well, the same day that I learned what a triptych was during my visit to the Cloisters, where there are many, I was asked to make a triptych of girls with guns 2) My friend was… Read more

  • Fundraiser for Haiti

    After the earthquake in Haiti in 2010, a coworker held an art auction as a benefit and I donated two pieces. My coworker gave me some images from Haiti that I could use. The first is a woman praying – this piece was important for me obviously because of the cause, but also because I… Read more

  • Queer Health Task Force

    Another student group t-shirt contest (or really they said it was a logo contest but I chose to ignore that distinction). Queer Health Task Force made me think of fighters for good, defending the innocent, and bringing justice to the world, etc. Also Pride. So that lead me to the Power Rangers, that I repurposed… Read more

  • Yoga

    Another calendar my old roommate brought home was of yoga poses, so I picked three of them and made a little series. I decided since it was to be a legit series that I would use the same paper choices for all three. And I chose more muted patterns to reflect the calming nature of… Read more

  • My First Commission

    My best friend and I were having a Hanukkah party at my apartment in Portland. But if you know anything about Portland, you know that there aren’t many Jews. In fact, if we just invited our friends, there would be one and a half Jews coming aside from ourselves. So we told our friends that… Read more