In conversation with ESEA Life Drawing on communal art classes, bodily expression and reconnecting with our heritage
Marina Tricks
Tommy Hodgson
Addis Fouche
Joey Ayoub
Adebayo Quadry-Adekanbi
Sharlene Gandhi
Samara Almonte
Larissa Kennedy
O’Niel Leadon
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![@kajiifire writes our latest piece reflecting on their experience at @esealifedrawing as a way of engaging in a new form storytelling which champions the reclamation of East and South East Asian narratives.
The life drawing class works directly against “the historical representation of ESEA bodies in art [which] have often been authored by white ‘victors’ of colonial conquest — to be simultaneously feared, looked down upon, fetishised and dehumanised.”
Full piece linked in @shado.mag bio!
🎨 @npl_illustration who says "The piece was inspired by the playful and fast-paced nature of the class as described by the author. I wanted to capture the movement and vibrancy of the life drawing setting by overlapping the line drawings and using bold pinks, oranges and whites against a dark blue background. The image depicts a number of bodies in different poses. Some have a more energetic stance, others have a calmer movement. I also chose to include some props like dance sticks, top hats, and balls, to add to the playful atmosphere I was trying to illustrate."
[id: an inky purple background with columns of light purple, blue and white. There are sketches of posing figures overlaid.]](https://shado-mag.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)
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