Lyco Curatorial Practice: The Truth of Ourselves

The Truth of Ourselves

Curated by Sophie Herzing and Kari McCoy

2015

Opening: October 14th with a panel discussion at 2:15 in the Lyco Campus Project Space

Show ran October 14th through the 18th

Artists Featured: Liz Parish, Roger Shipley, Amy Abbotoir, Armando Tanzini, Howard Tran, and Kathy Sterngolde

Curatorial Statement:

“I don’t know if you know who you are until you lose who you are”

In this generation, people are always trying to label those around them: classy, eccentric, conservative, realistic, pessimistic, etc. How does someone decide which of these they belong to? Why do we allow others to form an identity for us? Or better yet, how do we break free of these stereotypes?

The Truth of Ourselves is a visual representation of the constant struggle in keeping your self-identity when faced with a world full of battling personalities. These images are meant to sweep the viewer into a vortex a blurred reality, where they must distinguish who they are or who they want to become. Some of the more abstract pieces will be slightly skewed, making you feel as if the world is shaking during an earthquake to showcase the chaos in balancing who you believe you are over what others want you to be. Others may be a myriad of color all seeking the main attention of the viewer, like the battling of voices in a crowded room. The more figurative pieces help the viewer to understand what to make of themselves as they find their way out of that vortex. Discovering oneself is a process of trying on and throwing away personas. In its fullest form, The Truth of Ourselves seeks to comfort the individual struggling to find their identity in the disrupting commotion of life, and know they are not alone.