PATRICK DYLAN AVERY Photos provided by Patrick Dylan Avery & Anastasia Bachykala
A note from the artist
“Over the past year, I created work that focused heavily on the exploration and representation of one’s cultural and sexual identity through the mediums of photography, performance, and video work because, growing up in an area that was predominantly white and heterosexual, I felt as if I was hidden and never had a chance to express my own opinions. For a lot of my works, I tend to find inspiration from insignificant memories or events that I faced in the past that I feel has shaped me into the individual that I am today. One artist, in particular, that I look up is David Wojnarowicz because he created artwork that shed light on subjects that were often hidden or ignored by the public, such as the AIDS epidemic of the 1980’s and police brutality against people of color. He wanted his work to speak for himself when he was no longer there to speak for it.”
Avenida Celestial (2017)
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