/Elizabeth Rozmanith
Elizabeth Rozmanith
Clark University, 2023, Studio Art and Art History
Self Monument
acrylic paint and colored pencil on imitation vellum
25″ x 36″
2020
I created this piece to explore my own personal power and identity through converting myself into a sort of “monument.” Making a monumental image of myself has allowed me to reflect more deeply on my privileges as well as my identity as a young queer person. Here, I grant myself agency through my pose and eye contact. Viewers are invited to question how our society visually displays power and how we view ourselves in relation to the varied identities we hold.
@creation.rozes on Instagram and website erozmanith.wixsite.com/mysite
Elizabeth Rozmanith
Clark University, 2023, Studio Art and Art History
Self Reflection
gouache on paper
18″ x 24″
2021
Here I present a self portrait that investigates feelings of dissociation and depersonalization. For me, these feelings are not consistently present, but when they do appear it can feel as though I am outside of myself or unable to recognize myself in a mirror. For this work, I situate the viewer so they appear to be the figure just behind my shoulder and therefore become implicated in the story. Is this unknown figure a comforting presence or a menacing one? That is for you to decide.
@creation.rozes on Instagram and website erozmanith.wixsite.com/mysite