Left UnreadAcrylic Paint Words have always been hard for me; I have a specific learning difference that hinders my ability to read and write. Even now, this artist statement is being written by speech-to-text to make sure that I do not have spelling errors. For as long as I can remember, I have struggled with tasks that seemed easy to other people. I wanted to showcase what that feeling is like through a simple task that people do every day: texting. It’s very difficult for me trying to read tone by messages and deciphering abbreviations. It has never been something that is relaxing to me or makes me feel included in conversations. I wanted to show how restrictive it can feel completing tasks that are simple to others, but are very difficult to me. The texts in my painting were used without my aids to help the viewer understand how I experience writing and the confusion it can bring. |