🇬🇧 Art: In-Difference

The work I'm going to comment on today is "In-Difference".

I am Nycka Nunes, visual artist, and in this blog I talk about my artistic work and other talents that I have and also use to raise funds to make more art.

You can see the work In-Difference in the Highlights of my Nycka Nunes profile on Instagram. Link in the sidebar (if you are accessing the blog from a mobile device, click on the three dashes in the top right corner of the screen to see the information that is seen in the sidebar on a computer).

The work traces the contours of several faces, starting from a scenario where we are surrounded by people, but all of them are indifferent to what is important to us and, therefore, we feel alone.

When I talk about this indifference to what is important to us, I am talking about individual issues. Some examples are when you vent about a problem with someone and you just want to feel welcomed and heard and the person wants to provide solutions to your problem. Or when you really want to learn a musical instrument and the people around you are rude, ignorant and don't value art, doing everything to stop you from achieving your goal.

Blue, which is the only colour used throughout the work, in different tones, represents both the coldness of those who ignore the individuality of others (generally because they ignore their own) and the calm of those who have already been through it and learned the necessary lessons.

Faces don't have eyes precisely because they don't see people as individuals. They see it as a set where there are “rights” and “wrongs”. The problem is that this notion of rights and wrongs comes from a stance of immaturity, not respect for individuality.

A man does not have to be gay or transgender to wear makeup or items from a female wardrobe. Being born into a family that does not value art should not condemn us to living forever in terms of having a 9to5 job, without time to cultivate hobbies or have art as a job. A woman should not be forced to have children just because she is a woman. You are not obliged to follow the same religion or profession as your parents. Seeing people as a group prevents us from seeing each individual and the characteristics that make them who they are. And the only way to know who the other person is is through sincere dialogue.

The other side of this work is unity in differences. "In-difference" would be "in difference". It's knowing your value without depending on a group (examples: black, feminist, lgbt+ 🏳️‍🌈movements, etc.) to feel seen and welcomed. And also don't limit your seeing and welcoming to groups. It's about self-knowledge, emotional maturity, and a mutual respect that isn't out of formality, it's out of genuine interest in seeing each person become their best version without relying on labels.

I am currently raising funds for my first art exhibition. I would like you to contribute and invite others to do the same. To find out more, read about the project "The many nuances of love". Thank you very much.

Nycka Nunes