Anna Commers:
My work deals with childhood and the way I-- and many of my American peers-- were raised. I seek to capture a bit of innocence, silliness, and messiness in my form and process. Additionally, I enjoy working with two-dimensional and three-dimensional worlds in novel ways. I look at the connection between childish, simplistic forms and my own experience as a child. As a gen z adult, I think about how the internet, with its constant stream of content, has influenced the way I interact with images and art.
This piece in particular investigates the parent-child bond and the expectations parents put on their children to be successful under American capitalism. It asks questions such as: how do parents influence and shape their children? How do we view the role of a parent in society? And what are the expectations of the parent and the child in these relationships?
