Illuminations

Digital artwork that explores the stylization of design and font form. Bright, vivid colours and pronounced perspective with foreground/background relationship demonstrate an artistic mastery of artistic principles while relaying heavily on text. The word art of this piece occupies a sort of no man's land between language and visual imagery allowing it to become a hybrid of sorts for both art and language.

For more than 35 years, ArtsWestchester has partnered with the Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health to provide local mental health sites with art programs. These programs include multi-session, art-making workshops, one-time musical performances and an annual exhibit. The annual exhibit, Visions, showcases artwork produced by mental health recipients. The art shown during this exhibit invites the public to better understand that those diagnosed with mental illnesses are no different than anyone else. They have hopes. They have dreams. They have stories they want to share with you.