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BlogThe art gallery at Large Sandy Neighborhood and Technical College is hosting an exhibition exclusively highlighting the function of talented nearby artist and Prestonsburg Higher College student Dakota Collins. Collins is among the youngest members from the Kentucky Art Tribe, the diverse collective of artists from across Eastern Kentucky, and her function has been featured in their exhibits also. She says she's been seriously focused on art 4 years, although her interest started at an early age, when she would watch her grandmother paint. Her function runs a wide gamut of designs, from bucolic landscapes to city scenes, from celebrations of life to reflections on death, and in the deeply profound towards the just plain enjoyable. Her function is frequently inspired by her fascination using the human thoughts and psychology, particularly the connection in between motives and actions. Paintings like "Mind Blown," which depict a silhouetted profile of a head exploding into abstraction, bear this out. Other paintings ponder the disconnect in between expectation and reality, like a slightly controversial piece depicting a nun smoking pot. "[It's about] not judging a book by its cover, and realizing not everyone's a saint," Collins says. Kentucky Art Tribe Director Donna Williams says Dakota's wealth of talent and urge to make are matched by her dependability in placing in function to create the KAT shows effective, a mixture that promises to take her extremely far. "In the two years that I've recognized Dakota, even just becoming 17, she's probably the most dependable independent artists within the Kentucky Art Tribe." "Any occasion we've, she's among the initial individuals I contact on for assist," Williams added. As a member from the Floyd County Early College Academy, Collins is taking each classes at PHS and BSCTC, and can graduate from higher college with an associate's degree in art. Following that, Collins says she hopes to attend Morehead State University, majoring in psychology having a minor focused on studio art. For more information, visit oil painting reproductions |
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