AmyLavernia

The website and occasional ramblings of an art student

recent posts

about

The ramblings of a Fine Art and Art History student, with interest in painting, literature, theatre, social , philosophical and all else. A collection of original works of art and writing as well the odd article or review. If interested in purchasing, commissions or collaborative works (including art, writting or acting) don’t hesitate to contact me via email amy.wallman@hotmail.com other accounts include facebook: AmyLavernia_Arts Instagram: AmyLavernia_Art Devianart: AmyLavernia-Art

Archives: Projects

  • Studio-work//identity//2018

    Studio-work//identity//2018

    Following a period in an artistic identity flux, I decided it was only appropriate to explore the theme of identity, as a form of catharsis of my personal artistic struggles. With this, I wanted to illustrate my personal questioning of identity through the predominant use of the self-portrait. The style was an exploration of abstraction…

  • ‘Mirror Image’// Unit X Exhibition//2018

    ‘Mirror Image’// Unit X Exhibition//2018

    Work exhibited in the unit X ‘We Are the Future’ exhibition with Manchester Metropolitan University. These work’s were inspired by Heinz Kohut’s theory of the ‘self-psychology’ and explores themes such as narcissism, self-objects, mirroring and projective identification. The piece reflects the fragility and facade in our sense of self, this being illustrated by the fragmentation…

  • Studio-work//Gender//2017

    Studio-work//Gender//2017

    Here are some photographs from a project during my first year at university exploring gender. The images were inspired by a personal interest in drag culture and androgyny. I took the contemporary trend of the ‘selfie’ in order to explore the boundaries of the self-portrait, creating a sense of self-expression and identity in the language…