Anna Silgardo – Artistic Statement:
A multi-disciplinary artist, my art acts as a vehicle of creative self-expression, to articulate my deepest beliefs and my sometimes ‘off the wall’ concepts. A fleeting dip in time to articulate a cartoon or an emotional piece, to a coon’s age poring over details. Engaging in a variety of mediums reflects the authenticity of my human landscape. Oils, acrylics, watercolours, ink, clay, all diverse speak to the hills and valleys of mind, spirit and body.
Art to me is a diving off the cliff into the vast world of imagination. It is a part of our collective DNA, and the journal of our human narrative. Art knows no boundaries; it has the capacity to express embodied experiences in nonverbal ways. It has supported and sustained me in the darkest moments of my life.
The therapeutic value of engagement in the arts is vital to my existence, our existence. This is the reason why I have committed the past decade of my life, partnering with artists in all disciplines to promote arts for mental wellbeing. Working on a project-by-project basis, at a corporate and community level, I develop and deliver “hands-on” arts-based programs. Programs that focus on self-reflection, while building self-esteem through creative self-expression.
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