Nadia Daniels-Moehle
Never looking, always watching: Inspired by The Guerrilla Girls’ Art Assignment “The Art of Complaining” Ink, graphite, and gouache on paper Art is a form of expression, just as it is a record keeper. Day 283 is inspired by gorilla masks that strengthen the art world, masks that question and challenge and inspire, masks that…
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Curious Window Eyes: Inspired by Beyte Saar’s “The Black Girl’s Window” Gouache on paper Betye Saar collects bits of the world, listens to the stories they tell, and shares those stories through her artwork. Her 1969 piece, “Black Girl’s Window,” caught my attention with its haunting certainty while I was taking the MOMA’s Coursera Modern…
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Universal Minds: Inspired by Panpsychism and Siri Hustvedt Watercolor, ink, and India ink on paper When I was little, I would fill my stuffed animals with my imagination until the cloth and stuffing came alive, or so I thought. I convinced myself that these toys thought and felt and loved as I did. Perhaps this…
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P(EYE) Day India ink and ink on paper Today’s piece is inspired by the mathematical constant that shares the same first three digits with today’s date, 3/14. Pi, 3.14 (15926 and on and on), as the ratio of a circle’s circumference reminds me of the possibility the circle itself holds, reminds me of its ability…
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The Beginning/Finishing Map India ink, ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper As I sat down to draw today, I felt the brevity today’s piece carries with it: I have been waiting for the number 265 to appear because that meant 100 days remain for this project. And I used to think 100 to be a…
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Humany-Animaly culture: Inspired by Ed Yong’s article “Chimpanzees Are Going Through a Tragic Loss” India ink on paper The genetic connections between humans and chimpanzees, whether they be our approximately 99% shared DNA or our cultures, remind me that some of the most human traits we possess are also some of our most animalistic. At…
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