I grew up in the 90s and early 2000s, mesmerized by animation. I felt more connected to the bizarre, fantastical, and surreal worlds on television then with my peers. I only had some minor education in art, due to financial and mental health setbacks. I was diagnosed with Autism, followed by PTSD in my adult years. Art became my form of communication and expression. It has given people a look into the world as it travels into my brain.
In my works, I emphasize colors, values, shape, line, details, and movement to reflect the world I live in, including the intense sensory inputs. I mix realism with abstraction to display the nature of my own human experience, good and bad. I love to paint and draw, but I like to use various 2D traditional and digital media to extend what can express in each artwork I create.
My current inspirations include the surrealist artists like Frida Kahlo, Francisco Goya “Black Style” series, and old punk, Goth, and 90s Visual Kei subcultures.
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Abigail Tolar
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