Student Artist Spotlight Featuring Natasha
Dan Sathers, MediaHub CoLab Lead staff, sat down with Natasha Vigoren, Art Education K-12 major. They had a fun and lively conversation about her art making development process as she prepared for her Senior Art Show at the Tweed Museum of Art in the Fall 2024 semester.
What inspires your art?
As of recently, my students who I taught over the summer. They are so funny, they are allowed to be free and express anything they want. They simply don't care and I want to be just like that.
What is your art making process?
It starts with a large canvas on the floor. I take watered down acrylic and shake it up. Then pour it all on the canvas. I use my hands to spread the paint around like a child. I am not a fan of mixing colors, so I try to keep them as their own separate blocks of bright color. Once it's dried, I splatter more colors on top. Then I continue to draw and add stickers to the canvas. My goal is to make the art look like a child's homework, or my own homework!
How have you used the MediaHub for your art?
I rent cameras all the time. I use them to document my work, which is incredibly mportant as an artist. It allows me to not spend lots of money on a camera, or leave campus to get one. Incredibly convenient and high quality.
What do you hope to do with your artistic ability in the future?
I am going to be an art teacher at any level. I want to teach the youths that nothing has to look good. Art is always a learning experience and is meant to be fun. I feel that the world has lost that idea, as all is expected to be one way.
What is your favorite color?
Orange, it is fun!
Natasha's Senior Art Show, Do you Play Drums?, was exhibited at the Tweed Museum of Art November 5-15, 2024.