Grace Netanya

Eclipse

Mixed media: graphite, colored pencil, alcohol ink

"'Eclipse' is about justifying harmful actions or values in order to fulfill a 'higher' degree of morality. The insects are intended to incite a feeling of repulsion in the viewer, similar to that experienced by those who have been indoctrinated with malignant shame. On a closer glance, we see that the insects are beautiful and dreamy. The composition is intended to remind the viewer of the process of decomposition, a parallel to the loss of self experienced when we sacrifice who we are for who we are taught we 'should be.'"

— Grace Netanya

About the artist

Grace Netanya

American

Grace Netanya is an artist and storyteller whose art combines contemporary and traditional ideas to create an art fusion that is both Avant-Garde and introspective. At a very young age, Grace taught herself to draw in order to communicate stories and characters from her imagination. A childhood of homeschooling in Florida provided her with the time and isolation to become engrossed in her imagination, and today she is interested in pulling the magical and surreal out of the ordinary and banal. Grace is interested in putting unique spins on existing styles and finding new ways to push a medium past the conceived limit. She prefers to use mixed-media techniques with ink, graphite, colored pencils and acrylics. However, she loves to discover new mediums and is constantly expanding her repertoire. Grace’s unique combination of colorful fantasy and realism has caught the eyes of the art world both at home and internationally. She had her first exhibit at the age of fourteen, at MOAS FL, and has exhibited with such prestigious organizations as The ARC Realism Salon and The Colored Pencil Society. She has won many awards, such as The Copic Award Grand Prize 2019, 2022 Martha Vineyard’s Drawing Prize 1st place, and most recently, Boyne’s Artist Prize 2022 Second Place. Her work has also been published with imaginative art publications such as Infected by Art and Supersonicart.com