Clipping the 3rd Fingernail

Thank you to Benjamin J. Dineen III and Dennis C. Hull for the generous donation of this work.

Why does she paint on newspaper? According to the artist: "While reading about and listening to these issues in the news, the articles and stories began affecting me in such a way that I wanted this to be reflected in my art. I depict my reactions to these events through the visual interaction of hands, feet and portraits painted against a backdrop of current news articles that have touched me. I try to collect headlines and photos with the least biased contents from around world. Not only do I use current news articles that have had an impact on me, but I also use original newspapers describing historic events in order to preserve those stories on paper for the future. I am concerned that printed media may cease to be as prevalent in the future due to the rapidly developing technology.

"I use gesso, acrylic and oil on a background made up of a collage of original newspapers that are glued on canvas or on top of my previous artwork." You can learn more about the artist by going to: https://www.an-shinyoung.com/