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(b. 1993, Lahore, Pakistan) Usama Khalid is a custodian of the phonk. His chief concern lies with paintings and drawings but he is always a raring to do a sculpture or two or maybe an instillation if you be so kind. He received a BFA from UTA and has been featured in New American Paintings. His work mostly deals with immigrant identity, alienation, loss, information, and often times explores the connections between his native abode Pakistan and the United States and their similarities and differences. By exploring this relationship he hopes to inform his spectators and patrons of the beauty in the world at large and the closeness between peoples.
if you want a revolution
return to your childhood
and kick out the bottom
dont mistake changing
headlines for changes
if you want freedom
dont mistake circles
for revolutions
think in terms of living
and know
you are dying
& wonder why
learn to grow in spirals
always being able to return
to your childhood
This is what ive been
trying to say—if you
attack the structure—
the system—the establishment
you attack yourself
KNOW THIS!
& attack if you must
challenge yourself externally
but if you want a revolution
& kick out the bottom
be able to change
yr own internal chemistry
walk down the street
& flash lights in yr head
at children
this is not a game
your childhood
is the foundation
of the system
flash lights in yr head
at children but be wary
of anyone old enough to kill
learn how to disappear
before they can find you
(that is, if you want to
stay alive)
do it "together"
but dont get trapped in
words or systems
people are people
no matter what politics
color or words they use
& they all have children
buried in their head
grow a new mind
& do it quietly
if you can
then become a being
not dependent on words
for seeing
whenever you get bored
change headlines
colors politics words
change women
but if you really want
a revolution
learn how to change
your internal chemistry
then go beyond that
walk down the streets
& flash light at
yourself
~D A Levy
Tombstone as a Lonely Charm (Part 3)
(b.1996, Los Angeles, California) Olivia Arratia is a photographer residing in Dallas, Texas. She received her AA from DCCCD Brookhaven and her BFA in Photography and Business from Texas Woman's University. Olivia’s focus is on alternative photographic prints, sculpture, and book art. Her work engages in the social, cultural, and religious aspects of Hispanic culture, as well as the design elements of where she was born and raised in Southern California. Olivia seeks to understand herself and her heritage better through the research of her personal origins and those who have come before her.
(b. 1991, Kathmandu, Nepal) Niva Parajuli is an experimental painter who aims to push the boundaries of painting by using non-conventional materials. His paintings often step over the boundaries of drawing and sculpture. With his paintings, he tries to highlight the phenomenon of migration, acculturation, domesticity and rituals. His paintings are heavily driven by experimentation and the processes involved. Born and raised in Kathmandu, Nepal, Niva moved to the US to pursue formal art education and training in 2012. He earned his BFA in Painting from University of Texas at Arlington in 2020 and has been actively exhibiting his work in the greater Dallas-Fort Worth area.
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