Exhibition Information
- Artist: Sienna Browne
- Exhibition: Product of the Palette
- Media: Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Charcoal, Acrylic
- Gallery: Black Umbrella Tattoo and Art Gallery
- Website: https://www.siennabrowneart.com
- Instagram: @siennabrowneart
Sienna Browne is a fourth year at California State University, Long Beach and is in the Drawing and Painting BFA program. In her exhibition, Product of the Palette, Sienna showcases her work from 2015-2019 to “commemorate the past and celebrate the process of transitioning into a new reality”. Sienna’s artwork in her first three years of college share her struggles with her eating disorder and body dysmorphia. Her work in 2019 explores themes of celebration and life as she beats her eating disorder.
Sienna will be selling all of her artworks, which will be going to her teaching credential. The purpose is to let go of her past and move onto her future.
Oil
36″ x 48″
I will be talking about my favorite piece that will be displayed in the exhibit, Crash. The piece generally follows an orange-blue complementary color scheme with hints of purple. There are paint drips on the top that cut through the piece. Blocky images fill the piece which are hard to give an identity to.
Overall, this piece feels overwhelming but calming. The business of the painting makes it hard to discern what exactly is crashing, but the color scheme brings balance. If I were to take a guess on what is being depicted, I would guess cars in a city environment.
Other cool artwork:
Acrylic
16″ x 20″
Sushi Rolls was when Sienna learned she was unconsciously painting about her eating disorder.
Mixed Media on Paper
8″ by 4′
Hearing Sienna talk about her exhibition was a fun experience. Her concept to have people symbolically walk through her journey with her eating disorder is inspiring. It takes a lot to let people see your most vulnerable moments in art form. Although I never personally went through something extreme as eating disorders and body dysmorphia, I did face a lot of shaming from my family for being “fat”. Sienna’s artworks connected to me in that sense.
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