SOLO EXHIBITION
SOLO EXHIBITION
SOLO EXHIBITION
The World's Leading Contemporary Fine Art Gallery
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The World's Leading Contemporary Fine Art Gallery
Serena
Moore
UNITED STATES
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"I am an emerging artist who has always been fascinated by the fantasy genre."
She spent her life disconnecting from reality entering her own mindscape for comfort. Serena began crafting her imagination into the physical world by using photoshop to warp publicly available images into surrealist portraits.
This piece was inspired from toxic relationships.
I thought I couldn't be reborn. It was a myth, something I told myself was impossible. Until I found myself healing with every drop of water I drank and bathed with. It washed away the dirt of the past. This wasn't like my first birth, I am more spiritual and aware now.
Her artwork at first was just a way to express herself creatively. It wasn't until taking a second look after a toxic relationship ended that Serena found true meaning in the colors and form of each of her pieces. Now when Moore creates, she is able to think more clearly on her feelings directly targeting them and producing them
Inspired by my own spiritual journey.
We all have spiritual support, guardians if you will. I like to picture my guardians as these little birds
talking to the source of creation about my progress in life and Source giving them messages to tell me.
After finding images she spends hours sorting through her mindscape taking the images and collaging them together to form the desired emotion. Still fine tuning this technique Serena is mastering how to tap into a certain emotional state in order to complete each piece once she has a sense of direction. We see this process in her later pieces such as The Warrior, Whispering, and The Garden.
"I am not the one who really thinks about what I want to show, rather I show the feeling behind the piece."
Using the lockdown of the Global Pandemic to disconnect and focus exclusively on her artistry, Moore drew inspiration from Digital Artist Alexander McWherter and Artist Remedios Varo Uranga. She took elements from these surrealist artists to build a foundation for her own work by tactically breaking down McWherter's love for color and illusions and Varo's way of presenting her female protagonists as mystical beings in dream-like environments.
"My work whispers a homage to those from whom I drew inspiration, my pieces are incredibly unique, captivating and beautiful and shows that this talent is helping me to emerge as an artist who has a distinct voice in surrealism."
Adding more depth to the narrative of each piece and exposing the viewer to the beautiful emotional journey she went through as they explore each piece. A prime example of this is Unbothered, one of her first pieces. The piece is to suggest how above the woman is to her problems, she is not tied down and is able to enjoy her own femininity away from the dark, toxic world. Moore displays the woman as a Goddess whitening her eyes as she rests on a pile of clouds which has darkness underneath and some creeping near her. We see how she uses colors such as pinks and purple making the world the Goddess is in look blissful. The position of the woman is also very sexy and feminine, along with what she is wearing. Also, the woman is Black in the piece which is another topic Moore wants to show.
Inspired by Michelangelo Creation of Adam.
I went deep into my roots as a Black Woman. I heard my Ancestors screaming at me. "You are the blueprint!"
To all my Black sisters:
We created humanity.
"I create unique pieces pulling from deep emotional trauma and healing that result in the observer feeling as if they are experiencing, rather than just viewing, my artwork."
Inspired from growing up and escaping my own reality.
Are Fairies real? Or do they only exist as an illusion to the wounded inner child?
Being a Black woman Serena knows firsthand the degrading stereotypes against her. Which is why she wants to show Black women in a more famine state, completely eliminating the mascauline stereotype and many more. Other works that show this are Creation, Rebirth, Not the One, and The Divine.
This was inspired from a relationship ending.
To be above it all, alone but at peace is what everyone dreams. To know you did everything you could, but the cards weren't in your favor and yet you still walked away fine. That is true peace and that is what I wish I had.
Moore likes to pull references she's learned whether from books or life she takes what she's learned and molds it into her own creation as well. A good example of this is in her current collection which focuses on the themes of universal experiences such as mental health and heartbreak, but also the other topics of spirituality and wonder. One example which inbodes these themes is Rebirth which placed 4th in American Art Awards category 45 Manipulated Photography.
This piece was inspired by my urge to be one with Nature.
A lovely Spring day, a brisk fall morning, a warm summer evening, and a chilly winter night. The sound of a creek along with the birds singing, the rustling of leaves underneath the small animals feet. I watch from my bedroom window, wishing I could just lay in the grass and fade into the flowers, the trees, the earth.
Serena referred back to the story of Siddhartha and how healing water can be when one is at their lowest. This piece was also made during a great shift in her life having to deal with the Global Pandemic, loss of loved ones, being freshly single after a few years, and mentally lost after graduating college.
This piece was Inspired by broken bonds.
Doing everything by yourself takes a toll on you mentally and physically. However it is so much easier than giving others your trust. So, I'll continue the fight, even when I lose sight in this battle. Here I stand on this bridge I built wondering was this the right decision?
"I retreat into my mindscape for comfort hoping to sort through all the pain."
This piece was inspired by my spiritual journey.
I always had a fondness for cats even though I hide that away like a dirty secret. I realized that I was done hiding, the feline within me was telling me something, guiding me down a path I needed to go. Into a new world where I can be free.
Through her mindscape, she realized that her work wasn't just a way to work through pain, but also find others who related. Which inspired her to continue making beautiful works hoping to help others work through their trauma and give them reassurance and confidence.
This piece was inspired by my Mother.
To look with power is not something everyone possesses. It is a skill given at birth from the Universe that can be passed down through generations. My mother possesses it and her mother as well. I was born with this power. Our eyes are like daggers, we are not to be played with.
Serena wants to create work that not only brings her imagination and creativity to the real world but also a way to reach the Black women who are misrepresented, the heart broken and defeated, along with the spiritual beings of this world.
Inspired by the Broadway play Hamilton.
There is something poetic about burning the love letters you got from a cheating ex. I still have mine tucked away, maybe one day I'll try it.